Dammit, I Thought He Was One Of the Good Guys
Saturday, June 28th, 2008Bobby Jindal, governor of Louisiania, seemed like a righteous man who might set his state back on the path to sanity and self reliance.
Unfortunately, he turns out to be a religious whacko, prepared to impose his superstitions on the children of his state.
Jindal ignored those calling for a veto and this week signed the law that will allow local school boards to approve supplemental materials for public school science classes as they discuss evolution, cloning and global warming.
The state Board of Elementary and Secondary Education will have the power to prohibit materials, though the bill does not spell out how state officials should go about policing local instructional practices.… Critics call it a back-door attempt to replay old battles about including biblical creationism or intelligent design in science curricula, a point defenders reject based on a clause that the law “shall not be construed to promote any religious doctrine … or promote discrimination for or against religion or nonreligion.”
No good, Bobby. No good.
No VP slot for you, ever.