"I'm not sure we can fund a grant proposal which involves attacking and dethroning god as the first stage of eight. I have concerns about your project scope."
Recruiting catboys has a high veto risk from ethic committee: since the last incident it's a really touchy topic because of the insurance premium.
Also anything with this level of impact need a validation from the university steering council, and they won't take any decision until a new chancellor is elected.
On the other hand your proposed modus operandi is really intriguing: maybe we could rescope your project in a way that keeps the interesting parts while escaping the red tape, and if it works you'll be on firmer ground to try you initial idea.
My personal suggestion would be to target a baron of hell.
First hell means the lab can take the single responsibility of the project if we can convince the department chair.
Second, if you target one of the hell barons who unofficially support the software engineering department and win, it could mean being able to claim one of their tenure budget.