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Petition to build an American Death Star is under way... - cucubelu - Dec 09 2012
White House receives petition to build Death Star
A petition calling for the Obama administration to build a space station based on the Death Star from the Star Wars film franchise has attracted more than 3,000 signatures.
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Economics students at Lehigh University in Pennsylvania have calculated that it would require one quadrillion tons of steel to build a Death Star Photo: ALAMY
By Jennifer O'Mahony
3:14PM GMT 05 Dec 2012
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23 CommentsThe petition, which calls on the US government to "secure funding and resources" and "begin construction" on a Death Star by 2016 needs 25,000 signatories if it is to be considered by officials.
The campaign's founder, identifying himself only as "John D", is based in Longmont, Colorado, and registered the petition on the White House website on November 14.
The campaigner sets out a clear brief for the benefits of a homegrown Death Star, including a boost for the American economy and national security.
He writes: "By focusing our defense resources into a space-superiority platform and weapon system such as a Death Star, the government can spur job creation in the fields of construction, engineering, space exploration, and more, and strengthen our national defense."
The Death Star is the size of the moon in the film franchise and is capable of destroying a planet with a single laser beam.
Full article: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/9724287/White-House-receives-petition-to-build-Death-Star.html
Sign the petition folks! Lets hurry up and destroy ourselves already!
P.S. While building the USS Death Star they should consider building lightsaber...can't have a Death Star without a damned lightsaber... so not cool!
RE: Petition to build an American Death Star is under way... - Lieutenant Josh - Dec 09 2012
Reminds of Peter Jennings covering the "Auction of Lenin's Corpse" after Soviet Russia became Un-Soviet Unioned.
What a joke Lol!(as Lenin is always identified with Russia) Star Wars always identifies with America.
RE: Petition to build an American Death Star is under way... - cucubelu - Jan 12 2013
Haha indeed.
Double post
I know you have all been waiting with anticipation.. for this petition to be read by the White House and decided on...
BAD NEWS PEOPLE!!
They decided not to go with the force on this one!
‘Star Wars’: Obama White House says no to Death Star petition
Jan. 12, 2013 | 7:30 a.m.
Source: http://herocomplex.latimes.com/2013/01/12/star-wars-obama-white-house-responds-to-death-star-petition/