Complete lack of decorum: Senators let out cheer.
OLYMPIA, Feb. 1.—Those poor pioneers in Pierce County – the ones who fought for so many years to rename Mt. Rainier ‘Mt. Tacoma’ – must have been spinning in their graves Friday as the Washington state Senate voted a new name for the mountain, just for a weekend.
The Senate voted unanimously to refer to the hill as ‘Mt. Seattle Seahawks,’ in honor of some sort of sporting event that apparently will be held on Sunday. Meanwhile, numerous members of the House and Senate were in flagrant violation of the legislative dress code during the floor session Friday, ditching the usual suits and ties and business-appropriate dresses and blouses. Instead they wore T-shirts and sweatshirts that had an odd lime-green and navy-blue hue. Much of their garb sported the number 12, for reasons that were obscure.
Meanwhile, an odd demonstration at the front of the chamber seemed to have little to do with public policy. Washington State Wire will try to get to the bottom of it, but answers do not seem immediately forthcoming as lawmakers explained they will be too busy to answer stupid questions until sometime late Sunday evening.
The resolution renaming the mountain may provide a few clues.
Senate Resolution 8676
Flagrant violation of dress code: State Sen. Steve Hobbs, D-Lake Stevens.
By Senator Hargrove
WHEREAS, The Washington State Senate is VERY confident the Seattle Seahawks will defeat the Denver Broncos on Sunday; and
WHEREAS, With all due respect to the fine people of the State of Colorado, the 12th Man numbered 30,000 strong just to see their team off to the Super Bowl, while Colorado managed 300 or so to see their Broncos off; and
WHEREAS, The Seattle Seahawks gave their fans much to be proud of, indeed, inspiring them to not just set the world record for stadium noise once, but TWICE in one season; and
WHEREAS, The 12th Man has been known to trigger seismic events (that would be earthquakes for you middle of the country folk), for real; and
Odd color combination: State Sen. Jan Angel, R-Port Orchard.
WHEREAS, Colorado makes some fine craft beverages, but really? Do you want to start that fight with the state that invented the genre? Between fine coffee, brewers, and wineries, Seattle is the beverage capital of the United States, if not the world; and
WHEREAS, We wholeheartedly agree and hope that your admittedly incredible quarterback does resemble Mount Elbert: A little rocky and immobile; and
WHEREAS, Your 14ers are really nice, but c’mon, have you seen Mount Rainier? Cloaked in glaciers and rising nearly 2.5 miles above its surroundings, it is more singular, more monumental, and more intimidating than any of Colorado’s 14ers, much like the Seahawks over the Broncos; and
WHEREAS, The Great State of Colorado has named 53 individual 14ers after 53 individual players, because the Broncos are a band of individuals, however the State of Washington resolves to name one magnificent mountain after the Seahawks because they are and act as a TEAM;
No admonishment from Senate president for public demonstration,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the Washington State Senate does hereby rename Mount Rainier as “Mount Seattle Seahawks” from this point until 12:00 a.m. Monday, February 3, 2014; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Washington State Legislature respectfully request of the United States Department of the Interior that Mount Rainier’s namesake National Park (yeah, our Mountain is that cool, it warrants its own National Park) be retitled “12th Man National Park” for the same time period; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That Sunday, February 2nd be proclaimed SEAHAWK SUNDAY in the great State of Washington.
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