Comments on: Judge Rules against I.D. in Dover http://www.anthonares.net/2005/12/judge-rules-against-id-in-dover.html Chronicling and Commenting on Human Progress Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:11:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 By: walter washington http://www.anthonares.net/2005/12/judge-rules-against-id-in-dover.html#comment-95 walter washington Tue, 27 Dec 2005 02:10:00 +0000 http://www.anthonares.net/2005/12/judge-rules-against-id-in-dover.html#comment-95 I think Bruce is right that the case will not be appealed because the Dover School Board members who instituted the ID policy were voted out of office. The new Board has no reason to appeal the decision since they do not disagree with the result. But this will not be the end of the religious right's assault on evolutionary theory. Discrediting evolutionary theory is the centerpiece of their agenda. Walter I think Bruce is right that the case will not be appealed because the Dover School Board members who instituted the ID policy were voted out of office. The new Board has no reason to appeal the decision since they do not disagree with the result.

But this will not be the end of the religious right’s assault on evolutionary theory. Discrediting evolutionary theory is the centerpiece of their agenda.

Walter

]]> By: Anthony Kendall http://www.anthonares.net/2005/12/judge-rules-against-id-in-dover.html#comment-94 Anthony Kendall Thu, 22 Dec 2005 02:31:00 +0000 http://www.anthonares.net/2005/12/judge-rules-against-id-in-dover.html#comment-94 Bruce, I'll keep my fingers crossed for no appeal, because that I think would really strengthen the judicial precedent of this case. I also noticed that the judge in the case is both a Republican and a Bush appointee, which should shield the decision from the otherwise-inevitable cries of partisanship that we would have seen with a Democratic judge. Glad to hear that you are back and in reasonably good (bloggable, I hope) shape! Bruce,
I’ll keep my fingers crossed for no appeal, because that I think would really strengthen the judicial precedent of this case. I also noticed that the judge in the case is both a Republican and a Bush appointee, which should shield the decision from the otherwise-inevitable cries of partisanship that we would have seen with a Democratic judge.

Glad to hear that you are back and in reasonably good (bloggable, I hope) shape!

]]> By: FlyingSinger http://www.anthonares.net/2005/12/judge-rules-against-id-in-dover.html#comment-93 FlyingSinger Wed, 21 Dec 2005 20:15:00 +0000 http://www.anthonares.net/2005/12/judge-rules-against-id-in-dover.html#comment-93 I was very pleased when I learned of this decision. According to a piece I read, appeal in this case is unlikely because a new school board has since been elected with a majority who oppose ID. Yeah! Good to be back from India, though I was very sick the first few days back, finally better tonight. -Bruce I was very pleased when I learned of this decision. According to a piece I read, appeal in this case is unlikely because a new school board has since been elected with a majority who oppose ID. Yeah!

Good to be back from India, though I was very sick the first few days back, finally better tonight.

-Bruce

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