フロリダ州の反進化論州法案ちょっと前進

フロリダ州の反進化論州法案の続き..

==>忘却からの帰還: フロリダ州に、理科カリキュラム改訂に対抗する？反進化論州法案出現 (2008/03/06)

フロリダ州の地方紙tampa bay.comによれば、フロリダ州上院教育委員会(共和党4, 民主党3)は委員長(共和党)と副委員長(民主党)が欠席で、残り5名で、反進化論州法案（State Senate SB 2692
）を採決して、4:1で承認した：

Sen. Ronda Storms’ “academic freedom” bill, which won a 4-1 vote by an education committee

Ronda Storms州上院議員の「academic freedom」法案は4:1で教育委員会を通過した。

...

Sens. Lisa Carlton, Alex Diaz de la Portilla, Steve Wise, and Larcenia Bullard voted for it. Committee Chairman Don Gaetz and Vice Chairwoman Frederica Wilson were absent.

Lisa Carlton州上院議員とAlex Diaz de la Portilla州上院議員とSteve Wise州上院議員と Larcenia Bullard州上院議員が賛成した。 Don Gaetz 委員長とFrederica Wilson副委員長は欠席した。

But Bullard, the lone supportive Democrat, had reservations. And she said she might not support it if a final Senate vote is taken.
“This is very confusing to me because I believe this is going to open the door for some serious problems in the public school system,” said Bullard, of Miami.

州法案を支持する民主党Bullard州上院議員は態度を留保し、州上院本会議で採決されるなら支持しないかもしれないと述べた。「効率教育制度に重大な問題をもたらすものだと考えているので、悩ましい」

[DAVID DECAMP: "Academic freedom" bill passes Senate committee (2008/03/26) on tampa bay.com
via Florida Citizens for Science
via Pharyngula]

なお、いつものことで、このあと本会議にたどりつかないとか、州上下両院のどっちかが放置するとか、いろいろあるので、まだ事態は深刻ではない。

フロリダの地方紙Palm Beach Postによれば、反進化論州法案に賛成したけど本会議では支持しないかもしれないと言う、州上院教育委員である民主党Larcenia Bullard州上院議員は創造論者：

During a debate today over whether evolution should be taught in public schools, state Sen. Larcenia Bullard shared a tale from her college years when she was forced to learn about about the subject. Bullard earned a bachelor’s degree in eduction from Antioch University in ‘73 and a master’s in education from Nova in ‘91.

“If you do not answer the question in the manner which I taught you, you will fail this class,” Bullard remembers her professor saying. She said she responded by filling her test booklet with a recitation of Book of Genesis.

Bullard, D-Miami, opposed teaching evolution in grade school: “That may be brainwashing,” she said.

[Laura Green: "That may be brainwashing" (2008/03/26) on Palm Beach Post
via Florida Citizens for Science]