Thought I couldn't be less disappointed in the Obama administration but they don't cease to fail me.
I think the first new petition should be to require petitions to return to 25K threshold.
I think the first new petition should be to require petitions to return to 25K threshold.
Given the increase in the number of unique users since late 2012 it makes sense to move the threshold, otherwise the signal to noise ratio will be too high. If the trend continues it would take only a few days to get the required signatures for Knee-high Socks With Shorts to be a compulsory uniform for the nation.
Now if a petition doesn't cross the 100,000 threshold in 30 days they ignore it. Assuming the the number of petition signings falls back closer to what it was before the election, it will take an average of about 60 days to reach the 100,000 threshold, meaning most petitions will be ignored.