Fighting activism with activism

The defense is summing up its case today on whether the Dover school district in Pennsylvania can require that its high school biology students be read a statement saying that “Darwin’s theory” is not a fact and that intelligent design is worth studying. The New York Times has an interesting article today on the nonprofit law firm that is providing counsel to the school district. Attorneys for the Thomas More Law Center have been encouraging school boards for years to challenge evolution by teaching intelligent design, and finally found one to do it. Richard Thompson, president and chief counsel of the center, said the center’s role is to use the courts “to change the culture.” So they are fighting judicial activism with judicial activism?
Posted by Phillip Brownlee

2 Comments

  1. CF
    Posted November 4, 2005 at 2:28 pm | Permalink

    Because hypocrisy is OK when the Right Wing practices it.

  2. Galahad
    Posted November 4, 2005 at 10:56 pm | Permalink

    No kidding, CF. I’m halfway through Franken’s new book. The chapter on DeLay and Abrahmoff is so full of their hypocrisy it’s almost PHYSICALLY CRIPPLING.

    He lays out how Abrahmoff first destroyed the casino of an impoverished El Paso Indian tribe, and then turned around and offered to help them get it re-opened. He didn’t. But he and his partner walked away with over 4 million of the tribe’s money.

    DeLay made sure that the forced sex shops in Saipan stay open. Unfortunately, forced sex also leads to forced abortion. I-must-save-Terri-Schaivo DeLay has no problem taking bribes, I mean, “contributions” to make sure that American law doesn’t come to this American commonwealth.

    Just incredible . . .