Destroying the dreams of children.

Slate has an article today entitled "New Hampshire Legislators Kill Fourth Graders' Bill, Dreams In Front of Them."  The story concerns how fourth grade students from Hampton Falls, New Hampshire had proposed a bill making the Red Tail Hawk the "State Raptor" for New Hampshire.  The bill apparently sailed out of committee and last week the students attended a session of the New Hampshire House of Representatives where, I assume, the student thought their bill would pass, especially after the representatives gave the kids a round of applause.  But the bill didn't pass.  

Live free or die.

I'm not sure what to say about this story other than that New Hampshire's House of Representatives is apparently a deeply weird place.  I wonder if Representative Vaillancourt is serious that he will never use another German word again.  I could not keep such a promise because: (a) I like to eat bratwurst; and (b) I know a lot of people with kids in kindergarten.