This works great for web-services, not so much for government. A government service needs transparency. 'You get a response after X signatures' is simple, unde

This works great for web-services, not so much for government. A government service needs transparency. 'You get a response after X signatures' is simple, understandable, and transparent. 'You get a response if you're in the top Y' is opaque; my petition was #Y yesterday, how did it become #Y+1 today when it's time for the official count? It was #Y at 7am, why did it suddenly jump to #Y+1 for 5 minutes at 11am when they were selecting the winners?