Memo to California Legislature: Get Your Head Out of Uranus

This is what the dedicated public servants in the California legislature are working on today (h/t The Corner):

WHEREAS, The mean-spirited International Astronomical Union decided on August 24, 2006, to disrespect Pluto by stripping Pluto of its planetary status and reclassifying it as a lowly dwarf planet; and . . .

WHEREAS, Downgrading Pluto's status will cause psychological harm to some Californians who question their place in the universe and worry about the instability of universal constants. . .

Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, That the Assembly hereby condemns the International Astronomical Union’s decision to strip Pluto of its planetary status for its tremendous impact on the people of California and the state’s long term fiscal health.

I guess this is better than all the gay rights stuff they usually pass, but still, is this where our tax dollars need to be spent?