Petitioners Must Now Get 100,000 Signatures for White House Response

Petitioners will now have to work a little harder for President Obama's attention.

In a blog post Tuesday, the White House announced that petitions on We the People, an official government website for submitting petitions to the president, must receive 100,000 signatures in 30 days to receive "an official response" from Obama's administration.

The threshold was previously set at 25,000 signatures, and prior to that, the minimum number was 5,000, according to the post.

"We're making another adjustment to ensure we're able to continue to give the most popular ideas the time they deserve," said Macon Phillips, the White House's director of digital strategy.

The new limit only applie…
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