maybe, but if you want the people to rule or at least have more influence, then requiring more signatures isnt the answer. It takes somewhere between 30-80k signatures to put something on the ballot in oregon, like banning gillnets.

70+ initiatives were introduced and about 9 made it to the ballot. That means about one of your preferences would make it to the ballot.

Not that many people will stand in front of a store all day, with a high failure rate. Those paid individuals are doing that all over the country.