This post is not about the theory of evolution. That’s a topic for another time. What has me confused is from this AP story, Ga. school district abandons stickers.

Here is the core of the case:

The school board placed the stickers on the cover of biology books in 2002 after a group of parents complained that evolution was being taught to the exclusion of other theories, including the Biblical story of creation.

And this is the text of those stickers:

This textbook contains material on evolution. Evolution is a theory, not a fact, regarding the origin of living things. This material should be approached with an open mind, studied carefully and critically considered.

Straightforward enough, I would think. Then again I’m not a federal judge.

A federal judge ordered the stickers removed in 2005, saying they amount to an unconstitutional endorsement of religion. [my bold]

Please, can anyone show me where the text of that sticker endorses religion? I’m just not seeing it.

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The morning cup of coffee has an exhilaration about it which the cheering influence of the afternoon or evening cup of tea cannot be expected to reproduce. ~ Oliver Wendall Holmes, Sr.

Captain’s Quarters (Ed Morrissey) Fast-Food Jihadists In Britain — “How can we prevent these disaffected citizens from transforming into traitors? Perhaps we can start by teaching children early about why Western freedoms and liberty hold the best promise for prosperity and happiness, and that life has intrinsic value. If we stop derogating our own culture and history, our children may learn to value it. They won’t then be tempted to sample drive-through philosophy in any form, especially the most virulent kinds.”

Flopping Aces (Curt) Judge Taylor Participated In $45,000 Donation To The ACLU — “A conflict of interest is coming to light in Judge Taylor’s past. You will recall that Judge Taylor is the one who wrote the idiotic opinion siding with the ACLU over the NSA wiretap case. Now Judicial Watch has found that she help make a $45,000 donation to the ACLU:” [Read the updates and the links as well. Jim]

Dr. Sanity (Pat Santy) THE DIFFERENCE — [A great cartoon. Take a look. Jim]

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Last comes the beverage of the Orient shore, Mocha, far off, the fragrant berries bore. Taste the dark fluid with a dainty lip, Digestion waits on pleasure as you sip. ~ Pope Leo XII

The Jawa Report (Vinnie) The Lunatic/ Is In The Aisle — “I could be off my rocker, but someone acting crazy on a plane would be a nice distraction for someone trying to plant something on a plane.
I think our defenses are being probed. The cell phone stories, the airplane stories, a lot of s**t seems to be going on right at the moment.” [I think Vinnie's on to something here. Jim]

Stop The ACLU (jcb) Federal Court Rules Protecting America is Unconstitutional — “Many scoffed at the idea of framing resistance to the Patriot Act and the “warrantless wiretapping” programs as an attempt to establish an “Al Qaeda Bill of Rights”, however, with Judge Taylor’s ruling and the help of the ACLU, the shroud of the First Amendment has been extended to protect those who plot to kill Americans.”

Ankle Biting Pundits (Bull Dog Pundit) Carter Appointed Federal Judge Hands Victory To Al-Queda — “The first thing that strikes me is that how Judge dismissed the government’s claim that the Plaintiff’s could not prove their conversations were being monitored. She relied on the affidavits of lawyers and a journalist who admitted they had contacts with terrorist organizations and people accused of helping the insurgency in Iraq. So when faced with admissions of people that they are in contact with alleged terrorist organizations – the Judge ordered the government to stop listening.”

Short post this morning. Places to go, people to see.

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Siding with the terrorists of the world and their friends the ACLU:

A federal judge ruled Thursday that the government’s warrantless wiretapping program is unconstitutional and ordered an immediate halt to it.

U.S. District Judge Anna Diggs Taylor in Detroit became the first judge to strike down the National Security Agency’s program, which she says violates the rights to free speech and privacy.

The American Civil Liberties Union filed the lawsuit on behalf of journalists, scholars and lawyers who say the program has made it difficult for them to do their jobs. They believe many of their overseas contacts are likely targets of the program, which involves secretly taping conversations between people in the U.S. and people in other countries. [My Emphasis]

Well boo-freakin-hoo. If “their overseas contacts are likely targets of the program” then the real question should be why are they dealing with suspected terrorists? The question, of course, is rhetorical.

Expect this to go to extra innings.

Others Blogging:
Iowa Voice
PoliBlog
Wizbang

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Well, let’s have some coffee and then take a swim. ~ Johnny Weissmuller

Stop The ACLU (Jay) American Criminal Liberties Union — “The ACLU’s approach to crime, its prevention, and punishment clearly are not in the mainstream opinion of most Americans. The organization has consistently been an adversary of law enforcement. The Union’s perspective is almost entirely focused on the criminal which makes many people conclude that rather being a defender of civil liberties, the ACLU is actually the champion of criminal liberties.”

Ankle Biting Pundits (Bomb Truck) Photo Voter ID Law Takes a Triple Hit in Georgia; Democrats Celebrate by Combing Cemetaries for Voters — “This law could’ve served as a model for other states to follow, and eliminated the election-day hijinks of bussing people to different locations to vote, filling out multiple provisional ballots in multiple locations unchecked, even stopping the practice of giving homeless drug addicts crack to vote for democrats as was done by the Ohio DNC in 2004. Instead we will see more of the same. It would be nice to see the dems try the case in front of an impartial judge for once, you know, in the interest of ‘fairness’ and all.”

Wizbang (Lorie Byrd) Novak Says No One In Administration Ever Said Anything Critical Of Wilson To Him — “These statements stand in stark contrast to the story woven by Joe Wilson and media of an administration desperate and hell bent to do anything and everything to discredit Wilson and to punish him and his wife for daring to speak against the President. That version of the story has been repeated as fact on all three networks and in numerous other outlets. I wonder if even one major media outlet will see fit to correct their earlier reports.” [bRight & Early Plug: I had a lot of fun with this Fitzmas post. Spread the word and enjoy. Jim]

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Coffee, according to the women of Denmark, is to the body what the Word of the Lord is to the soul. ~ Isak Dinesen

Captain’s Quarters (Ed Morrissey) The Spectre of Specter Descends On Hayden — “Earlier today I wrote that the nomination of General Michael Hayden would present Democrats in the Senate a golden opportunity for mischief, and also noted that a few Republicans might be tempted as well. Tomorrow’s Washington Post confirms the latter, as Arlen Specter told an interviewer that he planned to hold up Hayden’s confirmation as leverage for a more complete briefing on the NSA surveillance program.”

Stop The ACLU (Jay) ACLU Oppose Efforts To Enforce Immigration Laws — “There are many different reasons that we need to secure our borders, and enforce immigration laws. The one that concerns me the most is National security. Besides that very big reason, another one that too many try to whitewash is the fact that illegal aliens are ILLEGAL.”

Seaspook’s Rants Terrorist Lies and Propaganda — “Propaganda in the Muslim world is an easy job. You don’t need to worry even about half-truths. Facts? Who needs them. Logic…pshaw, people living in the Dark Ages will gladly believe anything they want to hear.”

Iowa Voice (Brian) Democrats Campaign On Impreachment — “Make no mistake, the the goal for Democrats trying to take control of the House this election is the eventual impeachment of Bush. I’ve been saying it for months, and now Nancy Pelosi has confirmed that that is the agenda.”

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