Obama turns down a death star
January 13th, 2013 at 9:23 am by David FarrarThe White House has a policy of responding to any online petition that gets more than 25,000 signatures. This one got almost 35,000.
Those who sign here petition the United States government to secure funding and resources, and begin construction on a Death Star by 2016.
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.
I would have thought the left would be fully in favour of this, as the ultimate fiscal stimulus. It would create jobs for every American!
The Chief of the Science and Space Branch at the White House Office of Management and Budget has responded:
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.
Actually they are working hard to spend more than ever. They could just print some more money to pay for it!
The Administration does not support blowing up planets.
Heh. Not even Pluto which isn’t even a real planet now?
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January 13th, 2013 at 9:30 am
I call bullshit on that one!
Vote:January 13th, 2013 at 9:52 am
Which part of the cutting spending and raising taxes won’t help reduce the US deficit?
Vote:January 13th, 2013 at 9:54 am
The obvious solution is to build a Star Destroyer instead. More affordable, and better suited to America’s strategic goals.
Vote:January 13th, 2013 at 9:59 am
You missed the third reason they gave and probably the most important.
Why would we spend countless taxpayer dollars on a Death Star with a fundamental flaw that can be exploited by a one-man starship?
Vote:January 13th, 2013 at 9:59 am
Something to blast an asteroid might be worth considering. But what would happen if it was destroyed by an asteroid?
Vote:January 13th, 2013 at 10:19 am
I knew this would be good.
CJPhoto @ 9.59, hilarious
Vote:January 13th, 2013 at 10:27 am
Actually, a Death Star would have limited use from a national security point of view. No-one is going to be intimidated by a threat to blow up Pluto, and you can’t credibly threaten to blow up your own planet (something the US can do already with all those ICBMs).
Vote:January 13th, 2013 at 11:12 am
U.S.S Keynes
Vote:January 14th, 2013 at 8:37 am
“I would have thought the left would be fully in favour of this” – I disagree. From my experience, it is mainly right wingers who are into all that Star Wars and Star Trek stuff. I flatted with one once, he spent all his time painting little models instead of attending lectures. He now works in IT.
Vote:January 14th, 2013 at 9:18 am
@ham ‘n’ eggs 2 at 8:37am
WTF?
That’s the most fucked up comment you have ever made, and that’s saying something.
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