Lawmaker demands answers over museum censorship 'Constitutional implications of Science Center's actions are concerning'

A senior California lawmaker is taking an interest in a dispute that already has prompted two lawsuits after the public California Science Center reportedly canceled a scheduled film event because one of the presentations would have challenged Darwin's theory of evolution.

Scene from "Darwin's Dilemma"

"The constitutional implications of [the Science Center's] actions are concerning," Sen. Dennis Hollingsworth, the Senate's minority leader, wrote in a letter. "It is fundamental that when a government entity or sub-unit (such as CSC) opens its facilities as a public forum, it is not constitutionally permissible to censor speech based on viewpoint or content."

WND reported earlier on the lawsuits. One case is from the Discovery Institute, which is accusing the center of unlawfully refusing to disclose public documents sought under the California Public Records Act.

Discovery officials filed the request for the documentation about the center's decision-making process when it rejected the video "Darwin's Dilemma" Oct. 9. The center canceled a contract with the American Freedom Alliance to show the film Oct. 26. More>>