"Current events" entry update

[beldarzfixon]

For the many of you living outside Indiana, I'll note an update to the Creationism Bill story on which I based this LJ Idol entry. While the measure passed the state Senate, it has been shelved in the House.

Comments

[halfshellvenus]

I'm glad it was shelved overall, because it was just stupid. But I liked this quote:

“It looked to me to be buying a lawsuit when the state can ill afford it.”
Yes, why do the stupid thing when you know it won't last anyway? And will cost $$?

If only more public officials kept that in mind...

[beldarzfixon]

The sad thing is he doesn't acknowledge it's a stupid bill on its face, only that the state can't afford to defend it.

[halfshellvenus]

He's taking the politically expedient path by not saying anything, but at least he's being fiscally prudent.

When Schwarzenegger was governor, he refused to spend state money to defend California's Prop 8 on appeals. All he said was that the state couldn't afford it, but you could easily read between the lines to see the implication of "Can't afford to defend a voter-initiative that at its heart is unconstitutional, and doomed to lose in the courts."

Either way, it was a refusal by the state to lend legitimacy to the movement. I'll take justice any way I can get it.