More on Pluto.

So Pluto is a "dwarf planet," which means it is not a planet at all. Does this mean dwarf humans are not humans?

I'm wondering where the "Plutestors" are. Where are the people holding picket signs that say "Up With Pluto!"? Where are the chants of "No Planet, No Peace"? Where are the celebrity advocates spouting soundbites like "You'll take Pluto's planethood when you pry it from my cold, dead hands"? Where are the Planethood Marches, which may or may not turn into Planethood Riots?

Sadly, they are nowhere to be found.

Instead, we have opportunists who want to use the sad episode to further the viewpoint that science is subjective:

"It's exciting. It's a chance to teach kids that this is the nature of science. Things are always changing," said Rich Hogen, who taught fourth grade for 32 years in the Arizona school system.

No, Rich. Science exists independently of public opinion. Gravity is unaffected by people who vote to change it. The earth is not flat and never was, even though majority opinion said it was.

One question. Why couldn't they have "grandfathered in" Pluto?

Update: Neptune may be downgraded as well.