Silly Walks Over New Mexico

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[center][b][size=5][color=blue]Silly Walks Party Controls Senate, House; Gearing for Presidential Election[/color][/size][/b]

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SANTA FE - The Silly Walks Party of New Mexico silly-walked into control of the Republic of New Mexico today, winning majority control of both the Senate and House of Representatives. The SWP claimed forty-five seats in the House of Representatives, compared to the Republican's fourteen and the Democrat's solitary seat. The Senate was split two-ways between the Silly Walks Party and the Republican Party 27-15. This landmark first election overturned the usual two-party system by replacing the Democratic Party with the newer Silly Walks, who were established months before the Republic of New Mexico declared its independence from the tri-protectorate of North America. Controlling Congress leaves analysts predicting an easy Silly Walks victory in the upcoming presidential election.

"It's a good day for our party," Silly Walks National Committee Chairperson Alan Smith said in a press conference. "With majority control, the Silly Walks Party can effectively serve the people of the Republic of New Mexico." The SWP has announced its intention to put the issue of silly walks development and distribution on the fast-track for this quarter, hoping to balance the government budget and restructure the way silly walks are produced in New Mexico before the presidential election.

"If the redistribution of silly walks development is accomplished before the presidential election, the Silly Walks Party very well may silly walk into the Governor's Mansion."

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[center][color=blue][size=4][b]Silly Walks Announces Silly Walks Bureaucratic Overhaul[/b][/center][/color][/size]

SANTA FE - The Silly Walks Party senator Jason Harrison presented the SWP's anticipated Silly Walks Overhaul bill, designed to completely overhaul the system in place for the development and trade of silly walks within New Mexico, earlier today to the Senate. The bill was met with praise from most Silly Walkers, but the majority of the Republican party remains critical. Senator Diego Hernandez addressed the floor in opposition to the bill.

"At this time, is silly walk reform entirely necessary? At the moment, silly walks are being handled directly by the Department of Commerce. There is no necessity for a Department of Silly Walks, and having a seperate department running alongside the Department of Commerce only slows down efficiency." His argument has been echoed by many criticizers of the bill. Republicans are not standing alone in opposition to the bill; alongside them are some SWP members, weakening the strong base pundits predicted the bill would have.

"This bill is designed to slow down our trade in the worst possible way," Silly Walk Senator Yancy Welnats criticized the bill. "We are for reform to the way our nation goes about silly-walking; however, we cannot let it slow our gait." He has called for a bipartisan approach to reforming the Department of Commerce to be more silly-walk orientated.

Debate over this bill is expected to take up an entire quarter, and analysts predicted it would be the first thing on the SWP's agenda. The Silly Walks Party National Committee Chairperson Alan Smith has stated multiple times that he believes the SWP can ride into the Governor's Mansion on the success of a reformation bill for silly walks trade.

The people of New Mexico took the state of our silly walks very seriously this election, and they decided that a party who supports the proper allocation and funding of silly walks was the best way for New Mexico to go," Mr. Smith said at a press conference concerning the recent elections. "We will not let them down."

The New Mexican silly walk trade has a long and storied history since the collapse of the old United States. The first silly walk exported was the New Mexican Hat Walk, which became extremely popular in areas south of its border. Ever since, the New Mexican people have been readily creating silly walks for export and domestic consumption. Currently, the most popular gait in the republic is the Navajo Wardance, a controversial walk that has drawn the ire of several Amerindian rights groups.