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sometimes there's more than one spell on the stack at a given time, especially in multiplayer games.

ah.... I see, guess I was thinking 2 player games....

i thought that after one spell goes on the stack then that player plays another spell the first one resolves and you cant counter both of them

ex: player A has a 1/1 creature
player B casts Disfigure on it, Disfigure is now on the stack.
player A responds by casting a Giant's Growth on the creature to keep it alive

(the stack is now Disfigure on the bottom and Giant's Growth on top of it)

player B responds to the Giant's Growth with a second Disfigure.

(the stack is now from bottom to top: Disfigure, Giant's Growth, Disfigure)

player A responds to the second Disfigure by casting Double Negative, targeting the two Disfigures currently in the stack.

(the stack is now from bottom to top: Disfigure, Giant's Growth, Disfigure, Double Negative)

player B does not respond, the stack now resolves:

Double Negative resolves, countering both Disfigures and removing them from the stack, then Giant's Growth resolves, leaving the creature a 4/4 until end of turn.

the card was printed in response to the cascade mechanic.

Player A casts bloodbraid elf and cascades into Lightning Bolt

Lightning bolt goes on the stack
Bloodbraid Elf goes on the stack

Player A passes priority

Player B playes double negative targetting both Lighting Bolt and Bloodbraid
Player B passes priority

stack resolves, both spells are countered