New Mexico …. Is Arizona Next?
February 2, 2011
New Mexico added its name to the current slate of states with anti-evolution legislation being considered. The year started with Kentucky, then Missouri, then Oklahoma and now New Mexico. Weirdly, it is spreading west and we here in Arizona are the next state over. Given the lunacy in our current legislature, I wouldn’t be surprised if a bill appeared.
The New Mexico bill (HB 302) would require teachers to be allowed to inform students “about relevant scientific information regarding either the scientific strengths or scientific weaknesses” pertaining to “controversial” scientific topics. NCSE has more.
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Is that the Mason-Dixon line that it is spreading along?
No, the Mason-Dixon line is what forms the southern boundary of Pennsylvania.
Don’t worry, Arizona will no doubt throw in with the rest of the cast of http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0387808/
That’s the 30th parallel from the old Missouri Compromise, See Hpw thw States Got their Shapes