> Whether the threshold is 100K or 100M, nothing has happened yet as a result of a "successful" petition. This isn't true. For example, the White House had be

> Whether the threshold is 100K or 100M, nothing has happened yet as a result of a "successful" petition. This isn't true. For example, the White House had been intentionally silent on the issue of SOPA until two petitions pushed it to take a stand, which had a not small impact on the outcome of the legislation. http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2012/01/14/obama-administration-responds-we-people-petitions-sopa-and-online-piracy http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2012/01/14/obama-administrati... > The most reasonable petitions get essentially the same reaction, however. ["Legalize pot? I think we can guess what they were smoking when they signed that one! Hahahaha!"] Please cite examples. I am aware of two responses to marijuana legalization petitions. Both were reasonable, respectful, and laid out why the White House disagreed with the petitioners. https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/support-law-protecting-states-rights-legalize-regulate-and-tax-marijuana-alcohol/QBDs6Gkk https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/support-law-protec... https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/legalize-and-regulate-marijuana-manner-similar-alcohol/y8l45gb1 https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/legalize-and-regul...