What Would Mickey Say?

A tempest in a telescope:

Despite being the farthest planet from Earth in our solar system, Pluto has come under attack from astronomers and may be about to lose its status in the battle.

In defining for the first time what exactly a planet is, the International Astronomers Union (IAU) may be forced to downgrade Pluto's status, or add as many as 14 others.

Such a decision would send shockwaves through the scientific community, instantly outdate textbooks, and cause educators to re-teach the basics of our solar system.

"Shockwaves," huh? Let's look at the facts. We can't get to Pluto at present. Even when we can get there, it will remain exactly what it is right now--namely, Pluto. Whether a bunch of academics choose to call it a planet, an asteroid, or a pedal-powered, beef-flavored cream puff is utterly irrelevant to the facts of its existence and constitution. As for outdating all the textbooks, a large percentage of them are already full of erroneous information masquerading as fact. What's one more mistake?

Try though I might, I cannot imagine anything of less importance than this decision--and I'm including professional basketball in my evaluation.