Of course, we may not get a response at all, as in the case of one of the many Aaron Swartz petitions -- https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/remove-unite

Of course, we may not get a response at all, as in the case of one of the many Aaron Swartz petitions -- https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/remove-united-states-district-attorney-carmen-ortiz-office-overreach-case-aaron-swartz/RQNrG1Ck https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/remove-united-stat... (Note that at the time, the threshold for petition responses was 25,000 signatures.) So, perhaps it'd be better not to hold your breath at all.