No, I completely understand your point here. I, in fact, would never sign a petition where I had to read a lengthy text. Maybe a short one. But I never, ever sign one based on a title, either, since the title is often very misleading. I either have to already know about and agree with the initiative, or I get contact info so I can get back with someone to sign later. But that's just me. Everyone has their own criteria for signing. My point is: whatever their criteria, people should get the chance to sign. If the party in power uses the titling process to limit the signing period for initiatives they don't like, fewer people will get the chance to sign those initiatives, which skews the initiative process towards those the party in power likes. That is anti-Democracy. Since it is the Dems who are currently (and for the last 30 years) using this to their advantage, it is they in this instance who cannot be trusted and who are engaging in partisan politics.