Posts by Flounder

Quote: Originally Posted by trumptman What would be the citation or proof for that claim? It is much likely that millions of Americans who hold religious views and even advocate for them manage to do their jobs daily without co-mingling...

Calling them bad analogies doesn't make them any less apt.

Quote: Originally Posted by groverat If the desire they hold runs contrary to the purpose of the job, then that desire should keep someone from the job. I don't see why it wouldn't. ding ding ding!

Suppose an individual is up for an appointment to an influential position in the civil rights division of DOJ. She asserts her desire to keep those uppity blacks under control. She is otherwise qualified for the job. I submit this...

Quote: Originally Posted by trumptman One person on a state education board cannot simply pick out biology books, demand the funding for them, distribute them throughout the state and declare all the biology teachers must teach...

Quote: Originally Posted by trumptman This shows that FloorJack was right on with his precrime comments. This is literally criminalizing thought, not using thought to determine the severity of a crime as is done with something like...

Quote: Originally Posted by trumptman Please explain how a desire should keep someone from a job. Because if a person has expressed a desire/intention to inject something into biology curriculum that 1) isn't biology and 2) is...

Quote: Originally Posted by trumptman So the mere expressing of the desire would be unconstitutional or acting on it would be unconstitutional? My sentence clearly communicates the actual change of the curriculum is what I'm asserting...

Quote: Originally Posted by trumptman So is the point then only that it "makes no sense" and some people should be upset because of this or should there be some recourse with regard to legal or public policy to make sure it...

Quote: Originally Posted by FloorJack Yes. The topic if this thread, started by you, is "Texas governor appoints creationist to chief spot at State Board of Education". Did you forget? You are against his appointment based...