本周五（2012年2月24日），懷俄明州議員們提議立法啟動一項世界末日提案，研究當美國發生全面性的經濟或政治崩潰的情況下，懷俄明州將如何應對。
這項第85號議案年通過了第一次閱讀表決。它將成為第一個連續政府委員會專責小組，研究和準備懷俄明州懷自治政府，來代替潛在災難中，從食品和能源供應中斷並完全崩潰的聯邦政府。
專責小組對這項議案的可行性進行了研究：
首先，如果需要的話，懷俄明州將自己發行貨幣。並且在周五，議員們通過一項修正法案，由代表Kermit Brown發起的，要求專責小組來考察在何等情況下，懷俄明州將進行自己的軍事草案配置，提高常備軍，並獲得戰鬥飛機以及航空母艦。
這項議案的贊同者,州代表David Miller說，他並沒有預期到近來會有嚴重的襲擊事件發生在美國，但隨著國家債務已經超過了15萬億美元的增長和全國各地接連不斷的示威活動，Miller說，對於像懷俄明州這樣一個目前還有著相對良好經濟財政的州而言，我們需要來考慮保護我們自己州的人民，一旦有緊急事件發生在美國。
幾個其他議員也紛紛發言表示支持這個法案，他們認為做最壞的準備總是沒有害的。
「我不認為今天在這裡開會的任何議員會認為這個國家目前處在良好的狀態中，甚至全世界都是穩定的，處於良好的狀態，因為這顯然不是這樣的。」 代表Lorraine Quarberg說，「如果我們只是把頭埋在土裡，然後認為不會有任何壞事發生，並且認為我們沒有義務為懷俄明州的公民來討論一下如果某些緊急事件發生的話會需要如何處理，那我想這個議員本身是不稱職，也是不健康的。」
懷俄明州的國土安全部門已經有了一個全州的危機管理計劃，但它不包括當全國範圍內極端政治事件或經濟崩潰時，州應該做什麼。近年來，至少有六個州的立法者已經制定了法律來創建一個州立的貨幣，但到目前為止，均沒有成功。
專責小組將包括州立法院，懷俄明安全部，懷俄明檢察院，懷俄明國警察衛隊官員等等。
議案必須通過兩次的州議會投票通過，才可能前往參議院申請。議案計劃撥款3.2萬美元給專責小組，雖然聯合撥款委員在本周早些時候稱款項可能還會削減。
懷俄明州立大學的政治學教授Jim King 說，整個美國政府與經濟的全面瓦解，在可預見的未來看，貌似不太可能。
但是他同時指出，聯邦政府的確在2002年是建立一個連續政府委員會，美國參議員Al Simpson擔當聯合主席，然而，king說，他還不知道任何州建立過一個類似的委員會。
英文原文：
yoming House advances doomsday bill
CHEYENNE — State representatives on Friday advanced legislation to launch a study into what Wyoming should do in the event of a complete economic or political collapse in the United States.
House Bill 85 passed on first reading by a voice vote. It would create a state-run government continuity task force, which would study and prepare Wyoming for potential catastrophes, from disruptions in food and energy supplies to a complete meltdown of the federal government.
The task force would look at the feasibility of
Wyoming issuing its own alternative currency, if needed. And House members approved an amendment Friday by state Rep. Kermit Brown, R-Laramie, to have the task force also examine conditions under which Wyoming would need to implement its own military draft, raise a standing army, and acquire strike aircraft and an aircraft carrier.
The bill’s sponsor, state Rep. David Miller, R-Riverton, has said he doesn’t anticipate any major crises hitting America anytime soon. But with the national debt exceeding $15 trillion and protest movements growing around the country, Miller said Wyoming — which has a comparatively good economy and sound state finances — needs to make sure it’s protected should any unexpected emergency hit the U.S.
Several House members spoke in favor of the legislation, saying there was no harm in preparing for the worst.
「I don’t think there’s anyone in this room today what would come up here and say that this country is in good shape, that the world is stable and in good shape — because that is clearly not the case,」 state Rep. Lorraine Quarberg, R-Thermopolis, said. 「To put your head in the sand and think that nothing bad’s going to happen, and that we have no obligation to the citizens of the state of Wyoming to at least have the discussion, is not healthy.」
Wyoming’s Department of Homeland Security already has a statewide crisis management plan, but it doesn’t cover what the state should do in the event of an extreme nationwide political or economic collapse. In recent years, lawmakers in at least six states have introduced legislation to create a state currency, all unsuccessfully.
The task force would include state lawmakers, the director of the Wyoming Department of Homeland Security, the Wyoming attorney general and the Wyoming National Guard’s adjutant general, among others.
The bill must pass two more House votes before it would head to the Senate for consideration. The original bill appropriated $32,000 for the task force, though the Joint Appropriations Committee slashed that number in half earlier this week.
University of Wyoming political science professor Jim King said the potential for a complete unraveling of the U.S. government and economy is 「astronomically remote」 in the foreseeable future.
But King noted that the federal government set up a Continuity of Government Commission in 2002, of which former U.S. Sen. Al Simpson, R-Wyo., was co-chairman. However, King said he didn’t know of any states that had established a similar board.
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