The government's Puffies argue their method of cloud seeding is not the issue since it simply accelerates a process God already started. Once there is a hint of white in the sky, they claim that cloud exists and is protected by the government or at least the National Hurricane Center. The Puff Daddies have the backing of former president Bill Clinton, who thought the organization had something to do with smoking weed.

While the lightning rod issue revolves around individual rights versus what God wants us to do, other tangential issues remain unsolved. For example, who owns the byproducts of clouds-- mainly thunder and lightning? If lightning from an artificial cloud kills someone, is the cloud's Puff Daddy held responsible, or is the cloud acting on its own will? What about clouds that start hanging out with the wrong company-- smoking chimney pipes in the rust belt before moving on to the harder stuff, eventually dropping acid rain and tripping on the sunset-- are there programs to get them back on the right track? Are rain and hail considered equivalent products in the courts? I mean, they're in different physical states altogether. Does federal or state law apply? If a Puff Daddy is abusive, can his cloud be taken away or put up for adoption? Does an adopted cloud have the right to know who its meteorological parents are?

Left out of the debate, and none too happy about it is Mr. Wind. Said a vitriolic Wind, "They have tried passing Wind and they have tried breaking Wind, but who do you think is really controlling things around here? I have half a mind to start another El Nino, or is it El Nina? Maybe I'll just start an El Nunya-- as in 'Nunya going to have a house left when I'm done'."

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