Twenty-eight long years it has taken, but today we make a great step forward in Science! For the children, of course. We fought long and hard, and had no chance before the Revolution. But the Glorious Revolution came to pass, we hired our lawyers, and today is the day! Today, our new law comes into effect. Today, the Laws of Gravity and Evolution are revoked! Imagine, airplanes that can use almost no fuel! Nobody ever falling off a ladder again, if they don’t want to! Controlling your own genetic legacy and heritage!

The clock struck midnight and a great cheer went ’round. And then…

The citizens of the Great Republic of Texas, from the Rio Grande to the old borders of Nebraska, stood in place, feeling incredibly normal.