Bill renames Gulf of Mexico as Gulf of America
Bill renames Gulf of Mexico as Gulf of America
by Associated Press
Posted on February 9, 2012 at 2:41 PM
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) -- State Rep. Steve Holland wants to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America for "official purposes within the state of Mississippi."
Holland, D-Plantersville, says the measure aims to mock anti-immigrant legislation that he finds mean-spirited and insignificant. Newly elected Gov. Phil Bryant supports legislation to allow the state to crack down on immigration. Republicans won control of the Mississippi House last November.
If approved, House Bill 150 would take effect beginning July 1. It began drawing attention Thursday on various Internet sites.
Not everyone is in on Holland's joke.
The bill has drawn a rebuke from CafDe Con Leche Republicans, a Minnesota-based group that promotes a pro-immigrant and pro-Hispanic stance within the Republican Party. The group suggests renaming the Mississippi River as the Lincoln River.
http://www.kvue.com/home/Bill-renames-Gulf-of-Mexico-as-Gulf-of-America-139040059.html
I have a better idea....
We should sell naming rights every year for the oceans...just like most of our sports stadiums...
How's Apple Ocean? Maybe Microsoft Ocean?
The money would go to pay off some of the deficit....
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