White House says No to ‘Death Star’ Petition – Americans Left Defenseless

Something tells me we're going to regret this decision 1,000 years down the road. As it turns out, the White House has kindly and humoursly said "No" to building a life sized 'Death Star' in space.

I don't care what side of the political fence you're on, this is hilarious. See, the government launched this website called We The People which allows citizens to start a petition. They have promised to answer any petition that gets at least 25,000 signatures. Personally, I think that's nothing when you consider the internet and all it's nerdy users.

Paul Shawcross, chief of the White House Science and Space branch responded to the petition with some hilarious quotes. "The Administration does not support blowing up planets," and "Why would we spend countless taxpayer dollars on a Death Star with a fundamental flaw that could be exploited by a one-man starship?" Are among my favorites.

It's also important to note that funding the Death Star would cost 850 quadrillion dollars. At the end of the day, nobody actually believed we would get the White House to approve of a Death Star, but I will say this. I think We The People is an awesome idea. America is suppose to be a free country where everyone has a voice, and this is the first outlet I've found where people can share that voice. The best part, they WILL read it, and respond to it, regardless of how stupid the petition may be.

I am also thrilled by our government's expression of humor. I have to wonder, do you think they anticipated reading crazy petitions such as this? What do you think?