What now?
The Senate was debating a bill Monday to create an actual innocence commission. The idea was that if a prisoner could prove they didn’t do a crime, they would have a route through which they may be absolved. (The bill is HB 1323 by the way.)
At any rate, Sen. Hugh Webster, Republican of Alamance, offered the following. I’m not sure if was apropos of the debate, but it made us scrubby media types in the back row stop and scratch our heads.
“I had a man who was very much involved in this piece of legislation … ask me ‘Don’t you believe in DNA?’ And I was tempted to say, ‘No, I believe in God I wish you did too.’ Don’t believe in DNA. DNA, if you believe in DNA, will lead you down a bad path.”
Yes, he was referring to the genetic material that is basic to human life and is sometimes used in criminal cases to determine whether someone is guilty or innocent.
Just thought I’d share.
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Hugh is right. DNA is a gateway acronym. First it's DNA, then a little RNA, soon you're into the NRA and before you know it, BAM! The GOP.
Posted on July 10, 2006 11:56 PM
Maybe he thinks it stands for "Drugs 'N' Alcohol"?
Posted on July 11, 2006 12:09 AM
Just as long as no one tells me the earth isn't flat, we'll be okay.
Posted on July 11, 2006 10:43 AM