White House Must Respond to Petition Seeking Swartz Prosecutor's Firing

A whitehouse.gov petition demanding the President Barack Obama administration remove the Aaron Swartz prosecutor in the aftermath of the internet activist's suicide has surpassed 25,000 signatures. That means the Obama administration is obliged to enter the debate over whether authorities -- including line prosecutor Assistant U.S. Attorney Steve Heymann -- went too far in prosecuting the 26-year-old internet sensation.