In retrospect, it almost seems prophetic that only one day after Supreme Court nominee John Roberts stated in his confirmation hearings that a judge should not legislate from the bench (I paraphrase), another judge did just that. U.S. District Judge Lawrence Karlton ruled that saying the pledge in public schools is unconstitutional - primarily because of the phrase "under God.".
Maybe he was trying to get his last ups before the rules started getting enforced again. Because, what is actually unconstitutional is a judge making a law, which is what this man did. It's ridiculous. It's abhorrent. Fortunately...it also won't stand! The line has finally been crossed...brace yourselves for the storm about to hit. The people of this country will not let this ruling survive. It's one thing to take away their homes...that's bad enough. It's another thing to take away their right to publicly affirm their belief in God. Ultra left-wing liberal fanaticism and societal mass-intimidation has just peaked, my friends, and I'd say it's days are now numbered.
We need the extremes in this country, both left and right, because they help us maintain our focus. Most of what we have regarding laws are the products of hard-fought compromise. I remember a friend in 7th grade who wouldn't say the pledge because he was a Jehovah's witness. Fine - that was his choice and right. At least he stood out of respect for the rest of us.
Please read my posting from December 15, 2004. What's old is new again!
Oh, and I hope Michael Newdow got paid in chickens or something for his legal services, because I'd hate to offend his sensibilities by forcing him to take money emblazoned with such a blatantly coercive slogan as "In God We Trust."
I made this same comment over at Granny Tiger's Reality Check:
ReplyDeleteOne question I have to wonder is what would be the punishment for reciting the pledge?
Say a child gets punished for saying “under God” and has to go to court for his sentencing...
While swearing him as his hand is on the Holy Bible, the Judge says, “Do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth so help you G*d…" Whoops, wait a minute? Back to square one!
What are they going to do with such an offense?
While we are at it, we need to do something about our currency too, don't ya think? Where is the uproar from atheist when they spend a dollar bill that says in “God we trust” on it?