Is. Or was. Or soon to be never was.
The long-running saga of Kenniwick Man enters a new and potentially final stage when, perhaps as early as next week, the US Senate votes on S.536. Section 108 of the bill has been amended unanimously and all but in the dead of night by the Senate Indian Affairs Committee. The import of this amendment is to replace one word “is” with two, “or was”. If passed by the Senate the bill will bring old KW within the definition of “Native American”. The tribes will take possession of him, and will have won a great victory for myth and anti-science.
An article explaining the full significance of the amendment can be read here. Do you really think the Senate will turn its back on a sacred minority and vote for expanding the realm of human knowledge?
Thanks to Steve Risher for the link.
Posted by dissidentman on Thu, 31 Mar 2005 19:49 | #
This news is very depressing. John McCain is the chairman of the Committee on Indian Affairs. The members page is here, and its got a picture of John McCain with a serene, confident smile.