Start U.S. Death Star Construction by 2016, Petitioners Say

Is this for real or just an intergalactic joke?

Thousands of people are petitioning the Obama Administration to "secure resources and funding and begin construction of a Death Star by 2016."

The petition states that 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 defense."

The petitioners are closing in on their goal of 25,000 signatures by December 14.

In movies, the Death Star of "Star Wars" fame is a fictional moon-sized space station and super weapon, according to Wikipedia, which says it is capable of destroying a planet with a single destructive energy beam. YIKES!