This Isn't the Petition Response You're Looking For 191
New submitter fractalVisionz writes "The White House has officially responded to the petition to secure resources and funding to begin Death Star construction by 2016, as previously discussed on Slashdot. With costs estimated over $850,000,000,000,000,000 (that's $850 quadrillion), and a firm policy stating 'The Administration does not support blowing up planets,' the U.S. government will obviously decline. However, that is not to say we don't already have a Death Star of our own, floating approximately 120 miles above the earth's surface. The response ends with a call to those interested in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) fields of study: '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.'"
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'The Administration does not support blowing up planets' that we are on.
Well, now (Score:5, Funny)
"The Administration does not support blowing up planets"
Unless, of course, said planet was populated with opponents of Israel and/or in a position to disrupt status quo in hydrocarbon trade and acquisition.
Or tried to kill my daddy.
The Administration does not support... (Score:5, Funny)
...blowing up planets, unless the MPAA, RIAA, or BSA tell us to.
Re:Why blow up planets.. (Score:5, Funny)
Memetrolling is cheaper than fixing stuff (Score:5, Funny)
Funny how they want to engage with the public when it is free and does not upset the interests of any multinationals.
This is highly offensive. (Score:5, Funny)
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Re:Nice (Score:4, Funny)
The Administration got the best chance for some free PR to associate itself with one of the most popular movie franchises in history.
The franchise is now owned by the Disney Corporation. Let them pay for it and build it. $850 quadrillion is chump change to Disney. This is just keeping in line with the new policy of letting private industry finance space endeavors.
The US government would have been Forced to mint Triskelion Quatloo coins to finance this.
Re:Only $850 Quadrillion (Score:3, Funny)
But think of it as stimulus!
You can always inflate your way out of debt - or else blow your creditors to smithereens!
The current serious proposal being debated in Washington is to mint a trillion dollar platinum coin. You'd need a whole Senate of Christine O'Donnel's to come up with something crazier and dumber than that.
"Cut spending." "You're fucking insane! We'll descend into anarchy! Racist!"
vs.
"Mint a trillion dollar platinum coin." "That may sound crazy, but let's seriously consider this proposal."
Re:Little worried about their science credentials. (Score:4, Funny)
You're on Slashdot and you don't recognize this line?
That was from Star Trek, right?
Re:Nice (Score:4, Funny)
No they couldn't have.....
Re:Nice (Score:5, Funny)
Wasn't it like $9001 quadrillion they lose every month to piracy? Fight the pirates, get a death star!
Re:About the defense budget. (Score:4, Funny)
The USA can't afford $471?
Forget Lockheed-Martin, Boeing, Northrop Grumman, etc. I found it on Amazon!
http://www.amazon.com/LEGO-Star-Wars-Death-10188/dp/B002EEP3NO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1358010617&sr=8-1&keywords=death+star [amazon.com]
What the hell is this? A death star for ants? How can we be expected to deploy storm troopers to destroy planets... if they can't even fit inside the building?
I don't want to hear your excuses! It will have to be... at least three times as big.
Re:Nice (Score:2, Funny)
$850 quadrillion is chump change to Disney.
($850 quadrillion) / (world GDP) [wolframalpha.com]
Result:
14257 years
Re:Nice (Score:4, Funny)
I would be happy to let Disney make a Death Star (which we can later destroy with a single small craft after all), if it meant Disney would not be able to make any more movies :P