White House Turns Down Death Star Idea

Amazingly, the White House has provided a response to petitions calling for construction of a "Death Star" for national defense. In a word... it's No.

A few weeks ago we told you that the White House set up its petition website, where it pledged to respond to any requests that received more than 25,000 signatures.

AND..... More than 34,000 people seconded a Star Wars-themed petition to construct a Death Star by 2016, so that "the government can spur job creation in the fields of construction, engineering, space exploration, and more, and strengthen our national defense."

Here's a report of the White House's official response, to the petition...