The US Supreme Court, again, hardly a "leftist" organization,
has let the ruling stand.
You want "One nation under God?"
So now you want to change the Pledge of Allegiance ?
Move to Iran.
If you want separation of church and state move to the old USSR.
Is God so small he needs a Pledge for validation? - Ross Sauer
No, he has us say it just to irritate the atheists who believe it
is their god given right to dictate public speech. - Jeff Binkley
God 'has' us say it? - Karl Schneider
The pledge is to the flag and our country, not to God. I wouldn't expect you to understand this.
The courts have ruled on this:
On 2002-JUN-26, a three judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals voted 2 to 1 to declare the Pledge unconstitutional because of the addition of the phrase "under God." This decision only affects the states of AK, AZ, CA, HI, ID, MT, NV, OR and WA. The ruling stating that "the text of the official Pledge, codified in federal law, impermissibly takes a position with respect to the purely religious question of the existence and identity of God."
The U.S. Supreme Court overturned the Circut Court of Appeals reading. They did not rule on the basis of the Pledge violating the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. Rather, they ruled that the plaintiff Michael Newdow did not have primary custody of his daughter and thus did not have standing to take the case to the federal court system.
It is interesting to note that this decision happened to occur one day after the 40th anniversary of the Engel v. Vitale decision by the U.S. Supreme Court, which declared unconstitutional the inclusion of state-sponsored school prayer as a part of instruction in public schools. The Texas Justice Foundation had declared that anniversary a day of mourning.
You were born 20 years too late, Binkley; you could have
been in bed with Joe McCarthy and J. Edgar... and wouldn't
even have noticed when they were sodomizing you. - Karl Schneider
Why are you quoting this fool ?
Take your fairy tales and find a country that will accept you ditwits
and your bizarre fantasies.
I have that standing offer for the far left. I'll pay for the plane
tickets.
Jeff
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