Category: Laws
First they came…
| June 6, 2007 | Posted by Dave S. under Constitution, Intelligent Design, Laws, Legal |
The following poem entitled “First they came…” is inscribed at the Boston Holocaust Memorial. Those who believe Guillermo Gonzalez’ involvement with ID outside the Iowa State campus can be justly used in consideration of whether or not to grant him tenure would be well served to think about this. First they came… They came first… more
Freedom of Religious Expression Protection Act of 2007
| February 28, 2007 | Posted by Dave S. under Constitution, Courts, Laws, Legal |
The act, often abbreviated “PERA” (Public Expression of Religion Act) was introduced introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives in 2006 and was passed by a strong majority. It was not considered by the Senate in 2006. Sam Brownback (R-Kansas) has reintroduced it to the Senate for 2007. The act prohibits the award of attorney’s… more
Settlement Puts Lid on Thought
| December 21, 2006 | Posted by Dave S. under Constitution, Courts, Education, Evolution, Laws |
Settlement puts lid on thought By LARRY TAYLOR Published on: 12/21/06 Once again, the potent combination of a liberal judge and the deep pockets of the American Civil Liberties Union have proved too much to overcome. more
Where Science Fails, Financial Intimidation Wins
| December 21, 2006 | Posted by Dave S. under Constitution, Courts, Evolution, Laws, Legal |
The “science” of evolution can’t withstand even mild criticism so they resort to financial intimidation to win the day. Cobb county, Georgia, didn’t teach evolution at all in their high schools. A few years ago they decided to start teaching it and placed the following sticker in the textbook: This textbook contains material on evolution.… more
“The Judge Jones School of Law”
| December 12, 2006 | Posted by William Dembski under Courts, Culture, Darwinism, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Laws |
A hilarious flash animation of Judge Jones as a pull-string doll appears over at www.overwhelmingevidence.com. The humor is, granted, adolescent, but this is a site for high school students, and they are, after all, the ones that Judge Jones’s decision disenfranchised. more
Ed Brayton Needs To Talk To Tim Sandefur About Juries
| July 2, 2006 | Posted by Dave S. under Constitution, Courts, Laws, Legal |
I normally don’t respond to any of Ed Brayton’s pap (see here and here) but he’s become apoplectic on this and he’s contradicting his good friend and attorney Tim Sandefur who wrote about a right to a jury in the Dover case. more
Jury Nullification – People Stripped of Their Power
| June 28, 2006 | Posted by Dave S. under Constitution, Courts, Laws, Legal |
This is a follow on to my earlier article urging people to write their congress persons in support of H.R. 2679, Public Expression of Religion Act of 2005. What I want to talk about here is how the people have been stripped of their right to have a jury judge the law – commonly called… more
Stop the ACLU
| May 25, 2006 | Posted by Dave S. under Constitution, Courts, Laws, Legal |
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ACLU Supports Vile Protesters at Military Funerals
| May 25, 2006 | Posted by Dave S. under Constitution, Courts, Laws, Legal |
ACLU lawsuit challenges Ky. funeral-protest law By The Associated Press 05.02.06 FRANKFORT, Ky.  Portions of a new state law intended to prevent protesters from disrupting funerals for soldiers killed in Iraq are unconstitutional and should be struck down, the American Civil Liberties Union said in a federal lawsuit filed yesterday. more
ACLU Stops Graduation Prayers
| May 25, 2006 | Posted by Dave S. under Constitution, Courts, Laws, Legal |
Graduation prayer axed at Shelby County High PRINCIPAL CITES COMPLAINT FROM STUDENT, CIVIL LIBERTIES ORGANIZATION ASSOCIATED PRESS SHELBYVILLE – The principal of Shelby County High School said the school will not have formal prayer at graduation exercises next month after receiving a complaint from a student and the American Civil Liberties Union of Kentucky. more
Good Democracy, Bad Democracy, and No Democracy
| March 31, 2006 | Posted by Dave S. under Constitution, Laws |
Henry Neufeld is entitled to an opinion. So are all these people: http://www.harrisinteractive.com/harris_poll/index.asp?PID=581 Only 12% of the adults in the U.S. think Darwinian evolution should be taught in a vacuum. Biblical creationism is out on establishment clause grounds but ID is neutral on the nature of the intelligence and widely supported as contrast for unintelligent… more
(Culture War) The Final Rout of the Left Has Begun
| February 23, 2006 | Posted by Dave S. under Constitution, Courts, Education, Laws, Legal |
South Dakota just passed a law making abortion a felony except in case of medical emergency. It’s now just a matter for the governor to sign it which everyone expects him to do. The law is designed to force the Supreme Court to reconsider Roe v. Wade. The present Supreme Court is unlikely to hold… more
Dover – It Was All About the Book
| January 29, 2006 | Posted by Dave S. under Courts, Intelligent Design, Laws, Legal |
This article lays it out and backs it up with quotes from the opposition. more
Utah Senate Pans Unguided Origins
| January 24, 2006 | Posted by Dave S. under Intelligent Design, Laws, Legal |
The Utah Senate passed a bill yesterday requiring teachers to tell students that there are several theories on the origin of life. Read all about it. more
On a Level Playing Field – We Win
| January 22, 2006 | Posted by Dave S. under Constitution, Courts, Education, Laws, Legal |
It has come to my attention that some of our best informed ID supporters don’t believe politics are important to winning and that science education is the key. Now I dearly love science but without politics providing us a level playing field our arguments from math and science are doomed to being censored. more
California Class Linkage
| January 17, 2006 | Posted by Patrick under Constitution, Courts, Education, Intelligent Design, Laws, Legal, Philosophy, Science |
The details of the lawsuit: http://www.au.org/site/DocServer/Final_Complaint.pdf?docID=541 more
ID on 2006 Utah Legislative Agenda
| January 16, 2006 | Posted by Dave S. under Intelligent Design, Laws, Legal |
What’s up with the Utah legislature considering whether to teach intelligent design in schools? Haven’t they heard about Dover? more
ACLU about to lose Cobb on appeal?
| January 7, 2006 | Posted by Dave S. under Constitution, Courts, Laws, Legal |
Brief History Cobb County, Georgia, adopted new biology texts which for the first time in Cobb County had a section on evolution. Concerned parents voiced their concern to the school board that the evolution section was presented in a manner that left no room for doubt, effectively presenting as fact something the parents did not… more