Having apparently resolved all other pressing issues, legislators in Wyoming have established a "task force" charged with assessing the feasibility of issuing their own currency, implementing a draft, mounting a standing army, and securing fighter aircraft and an aircraft carrier, just in case the USA undergoes a complete economic or political meltdown.
An aircraft carrier? Have those folks looked at a map, lately?
I think what's going on here is that in the event of national catastrophe, those in the remoter areas figure (and I think with good reason) that they will be on their own, and should be ready for it.
That carrier, though, is Western humor.
Posted by: Sam L. | February 27, 2012 at 08:42 AM
Dang!!! Them survivalists have gone into gummint in Wyoming!
On the other hand, "be prepared", have a Plan B.
PS: They dropped the aircraft carrier:
http://trib.com/news/state-and-regional/doomsday-bill-moves-forward-minus-the-aircraft-carrier/article_00916968-6171-11e1-a45b-0019bb2963f4.html
"Before passing House Bill 85 by a voice vote on second reading, lawmakers struck out language directing the task force to study Wyoming instituting its own military draft, raising a standing army, and acquiring strike aircraft and an aircraft carrier."
They went a bit too far there.
Posted by: ZZMike | February 27, 2012 at 04:03 PM
I think somebody checked the satellite image of the state and went, "Dang! A carrier'd be way cool, but we got no place to park it."
Posted by: Max | February 27, 2012 at 08:27 PM