Petition only work if there is actual political power behind them. There is at least one country that allows petitions to force a referendum on any law. Switze

Petition only work if there is actual political power behind them. There is at least one country that allows petitions to force a referendum on any law. Switzerland. Naturally such a system develops to a consensus democracy. The reason beeing that a group that is big enough can force a referendum on any law that is passed. So the laws that are passed are usually some sort of consensus.