I realize that it’s important for state legislatures to focus on items of greatest current importance in the limited time granted for legislative sessions, but there are certain sins of the past that are important to try to make amends for. For example, consider the colonial-era witch trials.
From the Courant:
Time has run out on a resolution to absolve residents accused of witchcraft in the 17th century.
The legislature’s judiciary committee discussed the resolution last week but failed to vote on it by the deadline Monday.[...]
The resolution was brought up late in the session. Introducing it sooner, [committee chairman Michael Lawlor] said, would give supporters more time to make the case for approval.
Um…there was a need to make the case for approval?
The other remarkable thing about the measure is that it’s the result of a homeschooler’s “class” project. I’ll bet that the student (and her mom) have received a heck of an education about the sausage-making of state politics as a result.