Stop pretending to care about what the people want! Raising the number of signatures needed for a petition to pass, serves only to alienate the people.
We the people was supposed to make it easier for people to have their voice heard and get involved in the government. We the people was created you that the administration would know how to better serve the people of this nation and the people who elected you to office.
By raising the number of signatures the administration is effectively saying that our opinions and concerns are less important and/or that the administration no longer cares about what the people have to say.