you may think petitions are stupid. However, they are part of our rights in the U.S.A. we have the right to say we don't like or want something. When one of you realize you are going to lose the equity in the house you work to pay for every month because someone is building apartments behind your home (this means you flush your cash down the drain) then you will learn to appriciate petitions. Or maybe if you have children and a child molester wants to live next door to you. Think before you speak because you may hurt yourself in the long run.