Two interesting legislative initiatives are winding their way through the New Mexico legislature.<\/p>\n
One would deal with Pluto. A law was passed declaring March 13th, 2007 “Pluto Planet Day.” An excerpt from the legislation:<\/p>\n
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO that, as Pluto passes overhead through New Mexico’s excellent night skies, it be declared a planet and that March 13, 2007 be declared “Pluto Planet Day” at the legislature.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
So, as Pluto passes overhead in New Mexico, it shall be a planet, not a whatever it is now.<\/p>\n
Of course, this strikes me as legislatively silly as Indiana’s law setting pi<\/i> at exactly 3. Not 3.1415 etc. Exactly 3.<\/p>\n
Indiana’s just a weird fucking place.<\/p>\n
I digress.<\/p>\n
Two, the New Mexico legislature has taken up impeachment resolutions against President Bush and Vice-President Cheney<\/a>. It seems that by the Rules of the House of Representatives articles of Impeachment can be sent by the states.<\/p>\n
I don’t quite understand how this works. I don’t believe it’s ever been done before. Though I approve of the ends it all seems a little impractical to me.<\/p>\n
Hmm, maybe I’ll write my own elected officials and ask them to take up the twin causes of Pluto planethood and executive branch impeachments. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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