No Death Star this year....

[Mumbai1986]

The White House finally responds to a petition to build a death star and the response is awesome.

https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/res...-youre-looking

"The Administration shares your desire for job creation and a strong national defense, but a Death Star isn't on the horizon. Here are a few reasons:

• 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?"

[Mr Janny]

The White House finally responds to a petition to build a death star and the response is awesome.

https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/res...-youre-looking

"The Administration shares your desire for job creation and a strong national defense, but a Death Star isn't on the horizon. Here are a few reasons:

• 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?"

His whole response is full of awesome. Good find.

[CYme]

"This Isn't the Petition Response Your'e Looking For"

Classic. At least someone there knows how to do things. This man should be the next POTUS. I don't care about any of this other qualifications, it would be a fun four years.

[erikbj]

Would Obama be darth vadar?

[Mr Janny]

Would Obama be darth vadar?

nope, he'd be running the Bespin system, duh.

[NorthCyd]

The White House finally responds to a petition to build a death star and the response is awesome.

https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/res...-youre-looking

"The Administration shares your desire for job creation and a strong national defense, but a Death Star isn't on the horizon. Here are a few reasons:

• 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?"

First guns, now Deathstars!

[mcblogerson]

They could at least build an AT-AT to hunt terrorists or something. I feel like its just as practical on the modern battlefield as a nuclear sub and will probably be significantly cheeper to design and build.

[Wesley]

JFK would have found a way.

[Rabbuk]

If the Russians start building a death star I expect to follow suit.

[alarson]

Maybe we should start smaller, maybe a moon ring base?

[Guetterdone1]

Maybe we should start smaller, maybe a moon ring base?

I'll bet the tour of the place takes a while.

[michaelrr1]

Too late. Russians beat us to it.

[CarolinaCy]

They could at least build an AT-AT to hunt terrorists or something. I feel like its just as practical on the modern battlefield as a nuclear sub and will probably be significantly cheeper to design and build.

Already in the works (sort of):

We don't have a Death Star, but we do have.......... the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, which is supporting research on building Luke's arm, floating droids, and quadruped walkers.

[ISUME]

In the future if the government builds the Death Star I hope they spend the extra 20 bucks and put a steel grate over the exhaust.

[enisthemenace]

In the future if the government builds the Death Star I hope they spend the extra 20 bucks and put a steel grate over the exhaust.

A steel grate isn't going to stop two proton torpedoes. That exhaust was a simple design flaw. Although necessary, you can't have direct access to the reactor core from the surface. That architect has a LOT of explaining to do.