The Straw that Broke the Sow's Back
Florida politicians, weary of the sort of election-day fiascos that made their state a laughingstock, have decided to clean up their act. We're not talking about pregnant chads. It's the pregnant pigs that are getting all the attention.
A massive 2002 animal-rights petition drive, which created a niche for gestating sows in the Florida Constitution, is apparently still a sore spot in the Sunshine State. Now lawmakers want to make it tougher for petitions to qualify for the ballot.
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