"Legislating Discovery" Pop Quiz
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(Cross-posted previously at Overlawyered.)
Which of the following was recently uttered by a Member of Congress?
"Cutting-edge research by top scientists from the United States and Israel could..."
a) discover a cure for cancer.
b) locate Noah's Ark.
c) reduce our reliance on foreign oil.
d) prove the existence of an Intelligent Designer.
e) find a way to end world hunger.
Oh, and if you need a reason to care, is $20 million of taxpayer money annually reason enough?
My previous post on the folly of trying to "legislate discovery" here.
Via Coyote Blog.
Which of the following was recently uttered by a Member of Congress?
"Cutting-edge research by top scientists from the United States and Israel could..."
a) discover a cure for cancer.
b) locate Noah's Ark.
c) reduce our reliance on foreign oil.
d) prove the existence of an Intelligent Designer.
e) find a way to end world hunger.
Oh, and if you need a reason to care, is $20 million of taxpayer money annually reason enough?
My previous post on the folly of trying to "legislate discovery" here.
Via Coyote Blog.
Posted by Kip on
16 August 2006
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