Updated, it was satire : Mississippi Legislator Proposes Renaming Gulf Of Mexico As ‘Gulf Of America’

Update Feb. 10, 2012

It was satire! The lawmaker, Rep. Steve Holland, tells Mississippi Public Broadcasting’s Daniel Cherry that he was just making a point, reports NPR:

Holland told Daniel that so many of his Republican colleagues seem to want to push anything or anyone Mexican out of the state that he’s just trying to “embrace” their cause and help them out. In other words, he’s introduced a bill that he thinks will make a satirical point by being outrageous.


http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2012/02/08/421298/mississippi-legislator-proposes-renaming-gulf-of-mexico-as-gulf-of-america/

Mississippi state Rep. Steve Holland (D) has introduced a bill that in Mississippi, would rename the Gulf of Mexico as the “Gulf of America.” According to HB 150, “For all official purposes within the State of Mississippi, the body of water that is located directly south of Hancock, Harrison and Jackson Counties shall be known as the ‘Gulf of America.’” The Mississippi House’s Marine Resources Committee will hold a hearing on the bill, and if it is approved by the legislature, Mississippi would begin recognizing the Gulf of Mexico as the “Gulf of America” on July 1.

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