Believe it or not there is an actual petition to the U.S. Government to build it's own Death Star ala Star Wars style.
Foun
d the following article about it on the Huffington Post
So for shits and giggles checked it out on CBC, apparently with over 25,000 signatories it (
here is the petition) requires an official response! -EvS (pics and vid added by myself)
Online proposal passes 25,000 signatures, requiring official response
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Dec 13, 2012 10:06 PM ET
Last Updated:
Dec 13, 2012 11:30 PM ET
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"An online petition on a White House website to secure resources and funding to build a
Star Wars-like "Death Star" by 2016 has gathered 26,447 signatures and will spark a response from the Obama administration.
The government website We the People was created to allow people to
petition the U.S. federal government to take action on a range of
issues.
The authors of the petition began their quest on Nov. 14 and passed
the goal of 25,000 signatures on Thursday. Any petition that surpasses
the 25,000 mark will be reviewed by the White House staff and will
receive an official response.
(video from RT News)
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“We the People helps the White House understand the views of the
American people and have a focused and civil conversation with them,”
explains the White House website.
The authors of the petition rationalized the strange request for a
Death Star — a doomsday weapon capable of destroying planets, which
featured in the film
Star Wars — by stating that the benefits of such a craft would boost job numbers and aid in national defence.
“By focusing our defence 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 defence,” said the petition.
Each petition must cross two critical thresholds in order to be
effective. First, it must meet a minimum number of signatures for it to
be publicly listed and searchable, and second it must meet the
25,000-signature mark within a month in order to garner a White House
response.
“From time to time President Obama may respond directly to petitions,
but we expect most of responses to come from other administration
officials,” says the website.
According to the website, anyone 13 years or older with an email can start a petition seeking federal government action.
Many other petitions on the website fall short of the 25,000 signatures.
A petition for Obama to approve the
Keystone XL pipeline raised 1,674 signatures.
Medical marijuana petitions were dwarfed by the Death Star, as a
petition to have the plant used for medical purposes in all 50 states
received 4,345 signatures.
A proposal to investigate and publicly condemn organ harvesting from Falun Gong believers in China had 10,054 votes.
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