The Legislative / Legislature precedent appears to be a somewhat
dubious distinction of late.

Since History has become just another COMMODITY in our 
materialistic culture, most of the recent wars between the states
for "firsts" or "bests" translates into TOURIST REVENUE, in a 
society reduced to bumper-sticker "knowledge." (Hey, hon, why
don't we take the kids to the first permanent English settlement
this summer--you, know, the one where the colonists taught
Pocahontas and her raccoon to speak "our" language?)

And everyone knows that most of the Civil War battles were
fought in National Parks because of the excellent restroom
facilities and big parking lots that could accommodate the
artillery and bus loads of troops!

Fred Fausz
St. Louis   

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