When it comes to trying and scare the hell out of constituents the Republicans never let us down. The latest chapter of “OMG you will all die” fear mongering comes from the state that bought us one of the greatest fear mongers of all time, Dick Cheney:
State representatives on Friday advanced legislation to launch a study into what Wyoming should do in the event of a complete economic or political collapse in the United States.
House Bill 85 passed on first reading by a voice vote. It would create a state-run government continuity task force, which would study and prepare Wyoming for potential catastrophes, from disruptions in food and energy supplies to a complete meltdown of the federal government.
The task force would look at the feasibility of Wyoming issuing its own alternative currency, if needed. And House members approved an amendment Friday by state Rep. Kermit Brown, R-Laramie, to have the task force also examine conditions under which Wyoming would need to implement its own military draft, raise a standing army, and acquire strike aircraft and an aircraft carrier.
Of course Wyoming needs all the protection they can get, hence the aircraft carrier. Remember when the Bush administration was doling out homeland security money and Wyoming received over double what New York did per capita?
This is the craziness that has taken over the Republican party over the past several years. Even scarier is the number of American’s who buy into this thinking. My hopes for our country’s future are really diminishing with each passing day.