The White House responded to a petition asking that the US build a Death Star. Spoiler alert: they said no.
One of the things that the Obama White House created when they took over in 2008 is "We The People," a website where people can create petitions and once enough signatures are gathered, the Obama team will look at it and respond. While that doesn't always happen, because some petitions are ridiculous or impossible, they decided to have some fun recently.
There was a petition in the site asking the US to build a Death Star. Yes the Star Wars Death Star. The petition got over the required amount of signatures, but most people thought it would go ignored. However, last Friday, the White House issued a response saying the US couldn't build a Death Star. Why? Well, here's the reasons they gave:
- The construction of the Death Star has been estimated to cost more than $850,000,000,000,000,000. We're working hard to reduce the deficit, not expand it.
- The Administration does not support blowing up planets.
- Why would we spend countless taxpayer dollars on a Death Star with a fundamental flaw that can be exploited by a one-man starship?