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[FTW] Wyoming state reps propose bill to investigate buying an aircraft carrier

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  1. No Worries

    No Worries Member

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    I suspect that The Onion will have some fun with this ...

    Wyoming state reps propose bill to investigate buying an aircraft carrier in case the USA collapses

    Wyoming state representative Lorraine Quarberg (R-Thermopolis) has proposed Wyoming House Bill 85, which will prepare Wyoming for the day that the USA collapses. It includes an amendment proffered by Rep. Kermit Brown, which establishes a task force to investigate "conditions under which the state of Wyoming should implement a draft, raise a standing army, marine corps, navy and air force and acquire strike aircraft and an aircraft carrier."
     
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  2. emjohn

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    Ocean Lake will be secure.
     
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  3. weslinder

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    You laugh now, but when the dollar collapses and Montana tries to claim the Yellowstone river for itself, Montanans will be glad that they have that aircraft carrier.
     
    #3 weslinder, Feb 29, 2012
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    fixed...
     
    #4 weslinder, Feb 29, 2012
  5. Bandwagoner

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    I know this is crazy, but just to see how crazy:

    Wyoming has a gross economy of 27 billion. Assuming they had all access to the research and nuclear materiel I don't think 27 billion buys even half of one carrier strike group.


    This is of course not mentioning that they are land locked, just hypothetically, there is no way in hell they could possibly ever afford it.
     
    #5 Bandwagoner, Feb 29, 2012
  6. boomboom

    boomboom I GOT '99 PROBLEMS

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    Yeah...but how easy is it to set a trotline off an aircraft carrier. That's the real question.
     
    #6 boomboom, Feb 29, 2012
  7. Rashmon

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    Are they going to put wheels on that aircraft carrier?
     
    #7 Rashmon, Feb 29, 2012
  8. Bandwagoner

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    The funniest part is that they think they would need to project force if the USA collapses. Aircraft carriers are not really a defensive tool.
     
    #8 Bandwagoner, Feb 29, 2012
  9. weslinder

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    This is what they really meant:
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    #9 weslinder, Feb 29, 2012
  10. ima_drummer2k

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    So will Devil's Tower. They've been through this kind of thing before.

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    #10 ima_drummer2k, Feb 29, 2012
  11. No Worries

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    #11 No Worries, Feb 29, 2012
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