If this follow-up article is to be believed, someone in the White House actually has enough of a sense of humor to pretend they're taking the petition seriously ... at least, seriously enough to respond, "Build it we will not." (Pointing out the design flaw that allows a single X-Wing to destroy it. Yeah, that's a government for you: point out the design flaw, but don't fix it.)
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Big Brother is watching you. And damn, you are so bloody BORING.
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Big Brother is watching you. And damn, you are so bloody BORING.