Wait times for a response

The biggest criticism of the White House petition site "We the People" are the wait times for a representative to officially respond one of the online petitions. There is the required 100k signature threshold to merit a response without deletion (save for the bypassing 25ks), but after that is met, there is no set time that the White House needs to respond leading to rather long wait times that can go on for months and even more than a year in at least four ongoing cases and one with over two years in one. In contast, it has responded very quickly to others. The White House has yet to issue a reasoning for this, but it is likely they just reviewing their own policies on the issue, and perhaps seeing if more people will sign the petition.

(updated July 29th, 2014)

Top 10 Longest Wait for a response Petitions


 * Only counting those with the 100k theshold, and ongoing are highlighted whereas they don't have an end date
 * 1) Support mandatory labeling of genetically engineered foods (GMOs): From 4/12/12: 838 days or 2 years, 108 days
 * 2) Invest and deport Jasmine Sun who was the main suspect of a famous Thallium poison murder case (victim:Zhu Lin) in China: From 5/3/13: 452 days, or 1 year, 87 days
 * 3) Provide necessary assistance to prevent Taiwanese people from being murdered by Philippines and rebuild friendship: From 5/15/13: 440 days or 1 year, 75 days
 * 4) Pardon Edward Snowden: From 6/9/13: 415 days or 1 year, 50 days
 * 5) allow Tesla Motors to sell directly to consumers in all 50 states: From 6/5/13 to 7/11/14: 401 days or 1 year, 36 days
 * 6) Declare Muslim Brotherhood organization as a terrorist group: From 7/7/13: 387 days or 1 year, 22 days
 * 7) Stop SOPA 2013: From 8/22/13: 341 days
 * 8) Reform ECPA: Tell the Government to Get a Warrant: From 11/12/13: 259 days
 * 9) Remove offensive state in Glendale, CA public park: From 12/11/13: 230 days
 * 10) Please Protect The Peace Monument in Glendale Central Library: From 1/4/14: 206 days