Leave it to San Francisco

[rack'm]

Federal Judge Declares Pledge Of Allegiance Unconstitutional

POSTED: 2:07 pm EDT September 14, 2005
UPDATED: 2:19 pm EDT September 14, 2005

SAN FRANCISCO -- A federal judge in San Francisco has declared it unconstitutional to recite the Pledge of Allegiance in public schools.

The judge, ruling in a lawsuit brought by Sacramento atheist Michael Newdow, ruled Wednesday that he is bound by precedent of the Ninth U.S.Circuit Court of Appeals.

Newdow objected to the words "under God" in the pledge.

 

[Bustem' Down]

Federal Judge Declares Pledge Of Allegiance Unconstitutional

POSTED: 2:07 pm EDT September 14, 2005
UPDATED: 2:19 pm EDT September 14, 2005

SAN FRANCISCO -- A federal judge in San Francisco has declared it unconstitutional to recite the Pledge of Allegiance in public schools.

The judge, ruling in a lawsuit brought by Sacramento atheist Michael Newdow, ruled Wednesday that he is bound by precedent of the Ninth U.S.Circuit Court of Appeals.

Newdow objected to the words "under God" in the pledge.

YES! Soon the Texas pledge of alliegence will be the only one said in schools. It will spread from that state and the brainwashing can begin!

 

[vraiblonde]

 

[dems4me]

Federal Judge Declares Pledge Of Allegiance Unconstitutional

POSTED: 2:07 pm EDT September 14, 2005
UPDATED: 2:19 pm EDT September 14, 2005

SAN FRANCISCO -- A federal judge in San Francisco has declared it unconstitutional to recite the Pledge of Allegiance in public schools.

The judge, ruling in a lawsuit brought by Sacramento atheist Michael Newdow, ruled Wednesday that he is bound by precedent of the Ninth U.S.Circuit Court of Appeals.

Newdow objected to the words "under God" in the pledge.

effn' morons.

 

[Qpid]

Good!

i always have to write notes to exclude my daughter from having to recite it...

 

[nomoney]

i always have to write notes to exclude my daughter from having to recite it...

oh you mean you write notes to yourself since you homeschool her??

 

[Bustem' Down]

oh you mean you write notes to yourself since you homeschool her??

 

[Qpid]

oh you mean you write notes to yourself since you homeschool her??

I do not homeschool my child.

 

[Tonio]

Both Newdow and the judge are first-class asshats, and I say this as someone who believes that "under God" doesn't belong in the Pledge.

On another board, I found a good term for Newdow -- "Born-Again Evangelical Atheist." Like the evangelists from the religions that he hates so much, the BAEA is just as zealous in trying to convert everyone he sees to his belief system. Newdow is not much different from Roy Moore--each wants government to endorse his religious beliefs.

 

[aps45819]

I'm not smart enough to homeschool my child.

 

[slotted]

Federal Judge Declares Pledge Of Allegiance Unconstitutional

POSTED: 2:07 pm EDT September 14, 2005
UPDATED: 2:19 pm EDT September 14, 2005

SAN FRANCISCO -- A federal judge in San Francisco has declared it unconstitutional to recite the Pledge of Allegiance in public schools.

The judge, ruling in a lawsuit brought by Sacramento atheist Michael Newdow, ruled Wednesday that he is bound by precedent of the Ninth U.S.Circuit Court of Appeals.

Newdow objected to the words "under God" in the pledge.

 

[Bustem' Down]

I have to say, I really don't know what all the fuss is about. So they have to say under god, big deal.

 

[nomoney]

I do not homeschool my child.

you said you did i thought or you were going to?

 

[tomchamp]

I disagree with the Judge, but!

"Under God" was not always a part of The Pledge! It was added in 1954.
http://history.vineyard.net/pledge.htm

 

[Tonio]

Slotted, in my view, the intent of the decision was OK but the decision itself was lousy. I think a better decision would have been to restore the Pledge to its pre-1954 wording, which was religion-neutral.

 

[slotted]

I have to say, I really don't know what all the fuss is about. So they have to say under god, big deal.

Attitudes like that let the disease of religion continue to spread!

Would you mind if they had to recite, "One Nation Under Pink Unicorns"?

 

[rack'm]

Would you mind if they had to recite, "One Nation Under Pink Unicorns"?

Many of us men pray to pink quite often........

 

[Qpid]

you said you did i thought or you were going to?

i said i thought about it

 

[Bustem' Down]

Attitudes like that let the disease of religion continue to spread!

Would you mind if they had to recite, "One Nation Under Pink Unicorns"?

I'm an atheist too. Is your belief in the non-exsistance of god so shaky that you can't say the words?

 

[Qpid]

Attitudes like that let the disease of religion continue to spread!

Would you mind if they had to recite, "One Nation Under Pink Unicorns"?

well i wouldn't refer to religion as a "disease" but that statement "under god" is contradicting itself enough already....

God said do not put any other gods before me.
Yet we pledge to a flag aka (an idol of worship)

It contradicts one of the 10 commandments :shrug:

remove a similiar statement from the dollar bill too!!! "in god we trust"

*snicker*