KS Repubs now want to have a hearing on "anti-religious bias" at KU!

Rep. Karin Brownlee, R-Olathe, agrees with Landwehr:
". . . when a professor comes forward to teach a course of this nature, to ask, Are they committed to presenting both sides? I think that our students should have the opportunity to hear both sides of an issue."

Ah, yes, the famous "Both Sides" invocation. Except this is a university course, not Crossfire. This man is a "Professor," which means he is an expert on the subject he is teaching. This is not a required course that every liberal arts, or even every religion student must take to graduate. Of course, it comes down to funds. Since the school is partly funded by tax dollars, the legislators think this gives them a say in the content of the courses. They attempted in 2003 to target Professor Dennis Dailey, who teaches a very popular Human Sexuality course, by including an amendment in a bill that would deny funding for any class that uses "obscene" materials. The amendment was line-item vetoed by D governor Sebelius.

And Kay O'Connor, R-Olathe, (long a favorite of mine after she stated that it was probably a mistake to have granted women suffrage) says that the Kansas Legislature could seek an investigation.

"If they felt like things were really a drastic problem, provisos could be put into legislation that prohibit the flow of money until the situation is corrected. If they felt like it was something illegal, they could turn it over to the attorney general," she said.

And I'm sure Phil Kline would love to get his hands on this. He had so much fun persecuting a developmentally disabled gay teen, and trying to nose around in the private medical records of women who have had abortions.