You've Got to Be Kidding?

Republican legislators in Wyoming have just introduced a resolution that would urge individuals and companies to abandon "the misadventure of electric vehicles" and support the fossil fuel industry.   The legislation, titled “ Senate Joint Resolution 4 ,” calls for phasing out sales of all new electric vehicles by 2035, and encourages businesses and citizens to shun electric vehicles when making their purchasing decisions. Oh, I see!  So, no one in Wyoming will be selling electric cars in the future?   Interesting, and I imagine all the “neighboring states” would like to thank all those Wyoming legislators for the business.   Of course, the electric car manufacturers are simply devastated.   I mean, having a state like Wyoming (pop. 577,000) interfere with electric car sales, could mean they’d likely sell 50 or 60 fewer cars every year.   What a huge loss! Of course, this policy will likely last until the really big dogs like GM, Ford, and Chrysler reach th...

GOP Lawmaker Vetoes Suicide Education Bill Over Teaching of Evolution:   Wyoming has always had either the highest, or nearly the highest suicide rate in the country, so HB 62 was introduced to include suicide prevention instruction in a health and safety program.   Unfortunately, the bill was ultimately voted down by Republican lawmakers such as State Rep. John Bear - whose own son died of suicide more than a decade ago - because he contends that teaching kids about suicide prevention is useless given that evolution is also taught in public schools - therefore, there’s no point in trying to teach kids that their life has any meaning. Oh, now I get it - Rep. Bear is trying his best to warn us that “guns don’t kill, evolutionary biology classes do!”  And, while some may laugh, I actually do see his point.  After all, who can deny that the graveyards around some of our nation’s most prestigious universities are littered with the graves of despondent former biology ...