I love this picture because it perfectly encapsulates the ignorance of these people. Cardboard CAN be used in gardens as a moisture barrier; when placed on TOP of the soil. I almost wish the Chad would have lasted a little longer so we could see this failure unfold completely.
I think they kind of did. Part of the reason the first amendment guarantees freedom of religious choice is because they didn't want the government choosing a belief structure for the people. They also didn't want any one religion to be endorsed by the government because the founding fathers held a wide variety of beliefs amongst themselves.
"You are putting me in a position where I have to ask, ‘Is this the sort of person that I can trust to teach medical students, residents, and forensic psychiatry fellows?"
Hilariously enough you could probably apply this to everyone at Yale.
So it's like down syndrome? That actually makes sense.