Ever since they took over both branches of the Tennessee legislature and the governor's office, Tennessee lwmakers have been busy trying to out-stupid each other.
Allow guns everywhere
No Islamic law
English only
Get rid of the brown people faster...
And now...
we have a new champion. State Senator Bill Ketron is proposing that the state of Tennessee explore the pssibility of creating its own currency.
Supporters said it's important to be prepared in case the Federal Reserve System ever crumbles.
State Sen. Bill Ketron said he believes the federal government is implementing many things that are not sustainable, and he wants to make sure Tennessee is prepared in case the bubble pops.
That's why he wants to set up a committee to look into what it would take for Tennessee to come up with an alternate currency. He said there's concern hyperinflation could render the U.S. dollar worthless and could throw the state's budget and economy into chaos.
So, when I go to visit my daughter in Alabama, am I going to have to stop at the border and exchange money? If I do, will those be dollars or Bamabucks that I can't even use the next week when I have to travel to Atlanta?
Here is the money (pun intended) quote from Senator Ketron:
"I'm not here saying I'm Chicken Little and the sky is falling, but at the same time, we must be prepared at how we are going to survive," Ketron said.
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I'll let you evaluate his intellegence from that "sentence" alone.
Updated by illinifan17 at Tue Mar 1, 2011, 07:24:03 PM
I just checked the on-line poll and it is 76% against. Finally, an idea so stupid that it can't be sold to the people of Tennessee.