In light of Hood’s column today on silly resolutions enacted.
Californian’s have their own even more bizarre resolutions.
Here’s a great example from the legislature:
“Whereas, downgrading Pluto’s status will
cause psychological harm to some Californians who question their place
in the universe and worry about the instability of universal constants;
and“Whereas, the delection of Pluto as a planet renders millions of
text books, museum displays, and children’s refrigerator art projects
obsolete, and represents a substantial unfunded mandate that must by
paid by dwindling Proposition 98 education funds, thereby harming
California’s children and widening its budget deficits…“Resolved, that the Assembly Clerk shall send a copy of the
resolution to the International Astronomical Union and to any
Californian who, believing that his or her legislator is addressing the
problems that threaten the future of the Golden State, requests a copy
of the resolution.”
With 53 co-sponsors this isn’t as silly as it should be.
