In paragraph 2, I think you meant amicable, meaning 'without disagreement or rancor', not amiable, meaning 'displaying a pleasant manor; friendly; or happy-go-lucky'.

Regarding the Onion-Bullshitter editorial, if Boeing had opposed the bill do you think it would have passed, let alone with those majorities?

can't wait to shoot one down ;)

What @3 said

We have a State Constitution that makes these illegal in practice, but nobody seems to care about the Rule of Law