stabak Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 (edited) we petition the obama administration to: Secure resources and funding, and begin construction of a Death Star by 2016. 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. Created: Nov 14, 2012 Issues: Defense, Job Creation, Science and Space Policy total signatures 34,435 Official White House Response to Secure resources and funding, and begin construction of a Death Star by 2016. This Isn't the Petition Response You're Looking For By Paul Shawcross 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? However, look carefully (here's how) and you'll notice something already floating in the sky -- that's no Moon, it's a Space Station! Yes, we already have a giant, football field-sized International Space Station in orbit around the Earth that's helping us learn how humans can live and thrive in space for long durations. The Space Station has six astronauts -- American, Russian, and Canadian -- living in it right now, conducting research, learning how to live and work in space over long periods of time, routinely welcoming visiting spacecraft and repairing onboard garbage mashers, etc. We've also got two robot science labs -- one wielding a laser -- roving around Mars, looking at whether life ever existed on the Red Planet. Keep in mind, space is no longer just government-only. Private American companies, through NASA's Commercial Crew and Cargo Program Office (C3PO), are ferrying cargo -- and soon, crew -- to space for NASA, and are pursuing human missions to the Moon this decade. Even though the United States doesn't have anything that can do the Kessel Run in less than 12 parsecs, we've got two spacecraft leaving the Solar System and we're building a probe that will fly to the exterior layers of the Sun. We are discovering hundreds of new planets in other star systems and building a much more powerful successor to the Hubble Space Telescope that will see back to the early days of the universe. We don't have a Death Star, but we do have floating robot assistants on the Space Station, a President who knows his way around a light saber and advanced (marshmallow) cannon, and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, which is supporting research on building Luke's arm, floating droids, and quadruped walkers. We are living in the future! Enjoy it. Or better yet, help build it by pursuing a career in a science, technology, engineering or math-related field. The President has held the first-ever White House science fairs and Astronomy Night on the South Lawn because he knows these domains are critical to our country's future, and to ensuring the United States continues leading the world in doing big things. If you do pursue a career in a science, technology, engineering or math-related field, the Force will be with us! Remember, the Death Star's power to destroy a planet, or even a whole star system, is insignificant next to the power of the Force. Paul Shawcross is Chief of the Science and Space Branch at the White House Office of Management and Budget LINK Edit: OMFG Edited January 13, 2013 by stabak 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuCkY*13 Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 WTFFFFFFFFFFFF.....we all gonna be ruled by Darth Obama ... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 I doubt Any of that really happened. The response, that is. Why would they respond to this waste of time, joke petition, and not the older and bigger supported Texas secede petition? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SinfulRaevyn Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 Uh... Official response on the white house website..? Google more?... lol https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/response/isnt-petition-response-youre-looking 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slenderman Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 Once a petition hits 25k people the White House has to look at it, no matter how dumb it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shinobi Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 What are we? The empire? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SinfulRaevyn Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 I think it was a great response, even though the idea was pretty stupid. It's nice to see that someone in a branch of government can actually poke fun in reply. We have too many politicians or workers in government offices that present themselves like humorless robots. This was pretty awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PiNoY Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 What are we? The empire? What are you telling us, we're trapped like rats? No, rats cant be trapped this so easily. ...you're trapped like...carrots. - The Simpsons Movie 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lulu Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 This. Is. The best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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