That's the headline of a Tampa Bay Online article bearing good news from Florida.
TALLAHASSEE - A bill aimed at undercutting acceptance of evolution in Florida science classes, which kicked up a fuss but didn't pass in the Florida Legislature last year, apparently is going nowhere this year.
A Senate version of the bill has yet to receive a committee hearing and has no companion bill in the House.
That means, said one proponent of the idea, that the bill has little chance of passage in this frantic session, heavily devoted to cutting and balancing the state budget.
"With no companion in the House, it doesn't have much likelihood," said Rep. Alan Hays, R-Umatilla.
A Senate version of the bill has yet to receive a committee hearing and has no companion bill in the House.
That means, said one proponent of the idea, that the bill has little chance of passage in this frantic session, heavily devoted to cutting and balancing the state budget.
"With no companion in the House, it doesn't have much likelihood," said Rep. Alan Hays, R-Umatilla.
Of course, we'll have to wait until the end of the current legislative session before we pronounce the bill dead, but this certainly is an encouraging development for supporters of REAL science in Florida.Although, I'm not sure that it is correct to say that anti-evolution activity in Florida is a "fruitless" exercise.
posted by Jeremy Mohn
