Petition : Begin construction of a Death Star by 2016.

[thom]

Don't you just love the US ? What a petition :

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?

 

[Peteaud]

Over 34,000 signed

 

[TheDoctor]

 

[thom]

I like the link to Obama with the marshmallow cannon on the petition site.
But it is a good point made about the vulnerability to destruction by a one-man starship. Otherwise, it would be a goer, at least for the next Republican administration.

 

[MrJamie]

The response was good. Our silly/viral petitions in the past seem to have just fizzled out and been ignored.

 

[twentysix by twentyfive]

Doesn't Lego do one?

 

[Diggs]

I'm not going to say yes or no until they confirm whether they have found a solution to what I can only describe as that "exhaust port issue". Hardly seems worth splashing the cash until that's clarified.

 

[Diggs]

Doesn't Lego do one?

And it's a similar price too!

 

[Crackle]

I like the heading "This isn't the petition response you're looking for"

 

[Cycling Dan]

Why would we spend countless taxpayer dollars on a Death Star with a fundamental flaw that can be exploited by a one-man starship?

The planet has spent countless amounts on nukes and other WMDs

What if aliens invade.... we would want to be able to kill them...
What if... was the same with the russians in the cold war.... what if they invade=build over 31,000 nukes

 

[Cycling Dan]

Don't you just love the US ? What a petition :

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?

Also in add to that... they amount needed to produce this would be out of this world... Employment in just about every sector around the planet would end.
Industry would skyrocket....
Sure it costs alot but i would see for that amount the worlds economic value would increase by that much aswell. As thats the amount pumped into it.
Also cutting is a much debated thing.. people say it does not work... evidence is the UK Greece, france and spain..
However the economies which spent there way out since 2008 are experiencing huge growth still like Brazil and china(growth has reduced but i would argue as it is starting to hit the point of saturation).

 

[Nihal]

The planet has spent countless amounts on nukes and other WMDs

What if aliens invade.... we would want to be able to kill them...

You've been watching too much of Marvel's Avengers havent you?

 

[Arch]

Sure it costs alot but i would see for that amount the worlds economic value would increase by that much aswell. As thats the amount pumped into it.

I can't quite put my finger on the inherent madness in this statement...

I'm sure inflation would an issue.

In fact, why not make it inflatable!

 

[Nihal]

In fact, why not make it inflatable!

Puncture fairies?

 

[TheDoctor]

Wouldn't be a problem. The Echo satellites were balloons. Once you've inflated the structure, even if the gas leaks away (as indeed it will after a few micrometeoroids have hit) the inflated shape will remain, because there's no air pressure outside the structure to make it collapse.
Anyway, fairies can't live in space, and their wings wouldn't work in vacuum.