robwin, that's coz a petitioner had high expectation and miserably failed. I mean 100,000 thousand signatures, seriously???
But there were another petitioners who asked for far minimum signatures and they timely met the signature limit??
So, don't rub your head against the wall thinking that petition has been archived and that all hope was over. I don't think so. There still is hope. It's obama word.
So, keep hoping.