WOW! Anti-Darwin Bill fails in Utah

[BOSSHOG]

There must be something to this evolution stuff.

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/28/national/28utah.html?_r=1&th&emc=th&oref=slogin

The republican controlled house of representatives in Utah voted down a bill which would challenge evolution in science classes. Maybe some of the elected republicans are evolving into thinking, contemplative human beings. But its a real slow process.

[Brazenly Liberal]

1. Excellent news!

If science and reason can make inroads in Utah, there's hope everywhere.

[BOSSHOG]

2. Welcome BL

glad to have you aboard and look forward to your posts. Ain't evolution grand?

[Brazenly Liberal]

9. Well, yes and no.

"Ain't evolution grand?"

On the upside, it took swamp goo and turned it into redwoods, dogs, and liberals.

On the downside, it took swamp goo and turned it into cockroaches and Republicans.

[Kber]

12. Hey now!

What do you have against cockroaches - they serve there purpose.

Welcome to DU!

[Brazenly Liberal]

15. You have a point about the cockroaches serving a purpose

Somebody has to post over at Freak Republic.

Thanks for the welcome, folks!

[slor]

3. Why does Utah hate America?

Wow...this is great news!

[Rainscents]

4. Great news!

Don't ya think, they (republicans) are getting little scare of getting voted out?

[BOSSHOG]

6. If they are afraid of getting voted out

in Utah, that is incredibly good news. And if that is true, they are not voting their convictions, just their careers. Oh well, progress.

[Rainscents]

5. Great news!

Don't ya think, they (republicans) are getting little scare of getting voted out?

[cali]

7. Not a chance.

It's just that Judge Jones scared the piss out of them with his decision in Kitzmiller.

[rd_kent]

8. Nice. I guess even fanatics can have moments of clarity

[mzteris]

10. Those of us who sent emails

to UTAH govt - shut down the servers. In one day they received over 220,000 emails!

Woo-hoo!!

[BOSSHOG]

11. Thats the way democracy should work

I salute you my fellow American.

[eppur_se_muova]

16. GOOD WORK! nt

[mzteris]

18. If you interested, the group

is http://www.defconamerica.org/

DefCon is an online grassroots movement combating the growing power of the religious right. We will fight for the separation of church and state, individual freedom, scientific progress, pluralism, and tolerance while respecting people of faith and their right to express their beliefs.

[eppur_se_muova]

19. Defcon = Defend Constitution = Sep'n of Church, State. Thanx 4 link!.

DefCon is an online grassroots movement combating the growing power of the religious right. We will fight for the separation of church and state, individual freedom, scientific progress, pluralism, and tolerance while respecting people of faith and their right to express their beliefs. Learn more >>

[Javaman]

13. sounds like the unintelligible misdesign is dead.

My heart bleeds for them...NOT!

Bwahahahahahahahaha!!!

[depakid]

14. I think it would have been better if they'd passed the law

and held themselves up to the ridicule that they deserve.

The fact that so many voted for it- and so many others are stupid enough to turn their backs on science, means that the state and the Republicans (and some Democrats) all across the country as a whole, need to have a healthy dose of scorn heaped on them.

As it is, they now get a pass- until they bring the issue up again- and again- possibly below the radar.

[atommom]

17. Darwin kicks ass!

:applause: :party: :woohoo: