Pledge of Allegiance Unconstitutional AGAIN

Well, here we go again!

A federal Judge has ruled that reciting the Pledge of Allegiance in school is unconstitutional. This is, of course, federal Judge in California. (Who would have guessed?)

This judge says the clause “One Nation Under God” is a violation of the student’s right to be, quote “Free from a coercive requirement to affirm God”. (Since when did God need AFFIRMING???)

Two families have been granted “legal standing” to bring the suit. An atheist, who sued the first time, and ultimately lost because the Supreme Court ruled he did not have “standing” to bring the suit, will represent them.

If the Judge’s decision is affirmed by the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, it would apply to the students in schools in nine (9) western states in the US.

The California judges ruling goes against the ruling of the 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals in Virginia just last month (August) which upheld a laws in Virginia which required public schools to recite the Pledge of Allegiance on a daily basis.

The Court’s three-judge panel said the pledge is a patriotic exercise and not a religious affirmation such as a prayer. They went on to say:

"Undoubtedly, the pledge contains a religious phrase, and it is demeaning to persons of any faith to assert that the words `under God' contain no religious significance," (Judge Karen Williams wrote for the 4th Circuit.) "The inclusion of those two words, however, does not alter the nature of the pledge as a patriotic activity."

A religious rights group has stepped in and declares they will appeal this judge’s ruling all the way to the Supreme Court if necessary.

Now, having read this far, do you see why the confirmation of Judge Roberts is necessary? Do you begin to understand how critical it is that President Bush nominates a hard-shelled conservative for the O’Connor seat? And, hopefully another, when Justice Ginsburg moves on. Although Judge Roberts is not as conservative as I would like, I am forced into supporting him in defense of conservative values.

The “madness”, a foot in this nation, fomented by the “Loony Left” is no longer funny. It has become so serious as to split this country into factions, which are constantly at each other’s throats.

It was this kind of religious oppression, which caused the founders to leave their homes in Europe and sail the width of the Atlantic to come here and settle. It appears we have learned nothing from history. We are right back where we were nearly 400 years ago.
The only chance we have of stemming the anti-religious tide is the Supreme Court and to do that we must have conservative justices.

We will either win our country, or lose our country, at the doorstep of the US Supreme Court.

“Longstreet”