What should the next petition be? What if it were something like this?
We the people would like to know how the United States government is preparing to defend the United States against an blind-side attack (like 9/11) from an alien force that could be stronger than the United States Military.
This petition leaves creates interesting paradoxical "die if you do die if you don't" situation.
On one hand, preparing for an alien attack would clearly indicate that the United States acknowledges the possibility of ET presence in space.
On the other hand, not preparing (having a civil defense plane) in the light of 9/11 shows that we could be failed by a near sighted government.
Would you want to know if the government is prepared for an un-earthly attack?
