Wherefore GRITS is an acronym meaning Girls Raised In The South;
Wherefore hominy grits is a healthy breakfast food which has long been a tradition and staple food in the South enjoyed by many people of all races, religions and ethnic origins;
Wherefore the State of Alabama does not currently have an official acronym or breakfast food;
Wherefore GRITS represents a symbol of pride, high virtue and everything that is best about the South;
Wherefore both hominy grits and GRITS are good for agriculture and the farmers of the State of Alabama;
Wherefore generations of children have been nurtured by GRITS and eaten hominy grit as so ordained that they must do by their parents and guardians;
Wherefore both hominy grits and GRITS are good for the economy of the State of Alabama;
Wherefore both hominy grits and GRITS are good for the tourist industry and enjoyed by many people around the nation and world who visit the State of Alabama every year;
Wherefore without GRITS there would be no children born of mothers raised in the South, including representatives in the legislature;
Wherefore GRITS are vital to the propagation of the people of the South, including the State of Alabama;
Wherefore GRITS are all our mothers, grandmothers, great grandmothers who have been born, bread and raised in the South bringing pride and joy to the State of Alabama;
Wherefore all the people of Alabama own their lives in some way or other to GRITS;
It is hereby declared that GRITS, meaning Girls Raised In The South, is the official acronym of the State of Alabama and hominy grits the official breakfast food for the State of Alabama on this the _________ day of ____________________, 2003.
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Bob Riley Governor,
State of Alabama
Instructions: This draft proclamation may be freely reproduced and printed to be read and signed in official ceremonies by mayors of cities and the Governor of the State of Alabama.