Georgia’s polls closed less than an hour ago. So far less than 1% of the results have been reported. Stand by for updates. Quite a few other states close at 8pm EST.

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.

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]