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To: inquest
What they've done is persuade the people of these locales to alter their curriculum. They haven't "imposed" against the public will, or, in cases where they might have, the people have relieved them of their duties, as one would expect in a self-governing system.

The 'public will' is insufficient to override the Bill of Rights. We are a constitutional republic, not a democracy. They imposed their religious agenda on those who teach biology, and on those who send their kids to public school in the district and don't subscribe to the fundamentalists' religion.

The rest is simply repetition; I see no purpose in repeating our positions, again. You don't see a connection between ID and a wider agenda. I do. No doubt you see me as paranoid; I see you as disingenuous.

264 posted on 01/04/2006 3:52:49 PM PST by Right Wing Professor (Liberals have hijacked science for long enough. Now it's our turn -- Tom Bethell)
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To: Right Wing Professor
The 'public will' is insufficient to override the Bill of Rights.

I think your concerns about repitition of arguments are unfounded, because now you're changing the focus of the discussion. You weren't talking about whether teaching ID violates the Bill of Rights (it doesn't), but whether it will somehow lead to the imposition of a Draconian theocracy on America.

No doubt you see me as paranoid; I see you as disingenuous.

You're being paranoid and disingenuous. You've completely ignored certain pertinent facts that have been presented to you, such as the fact that the trend has been moving in the opposite direction from the one you're talking about, that fanaticism like this doesn't just come about from mere normal political processes in a self-governing uncensored society, and that our historical experiences have demonstrated this.

265 posted on 01/04/2006 5:15:14 PM PST by inquest (If you favor any legal status for illegal aliens, then do not claim to be in favor of secure borders)
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