President Obama strikes back on Death Star petition
The White House scuppered the hopes of Star Wars geeks across the galaxy by rejecting an official petition calling for the US government to build a Death Star, the fictional planet-destroying space station featured in the Star Wars movies.
– Paul Shawcross, head of the White House budget office's science and space branchThe Administration shares your desire for job creation and a strong national defense, but a Death Star isn't on the horizon.
The Administration does not support blowing up planets.
The response came to address the 34,435 people who signed the petition on the White House website.
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