FAUX FALLS, VT. - Carrying squirming children over their shoulders, hundreds of parental rights advocates showed up at the State House today and staged a "Spank-in," determined to make the general public aware of their objection to the new anti-spanking bill. After climbing the front steps of the building, each parent entered through the front doors and claimed a place in the lobby.

The marble walls of the vast, open room echoed first with their unified voices, chanting, "THIS IS GOING TO HURT ME MORE THAN IT'S GOING TO HURT YOU!" and "YOU JUST WAIT 'TILL YOUR FATHER GETS HOME!," and then the souds of crying children filled the room.

"I think this will get the message across," said one mother who spoke with our reporter following the event. "If it doesn't, then our representatives are going to get a free trip out behind the woodshed, if you know what I mean."

Another protester explained, "We see those spank-free kids all the time, hanging out at the mall and downtown, riding skateboards and calling each other 'dude' and saying crazy things like 'Oh, snap!' They should strive be more like the spanked kids, who are always at the library. They even open the doors for me when I come in."

Some passers-by watched in amazement, while others just moved by without paying attention. One observer quipped, "My feeling is that it's something that belongs in privacy. I don't know why I should have to see and hear them doing that here in a public building." Another responded supportively, saying, "Well, sometimes a kid needs to be spanked, and you can't wait until you get home."

It is not known whether or not the mayor would sign the bill, veto it, or just give it a time-out.