five thousand shades of blue
Wednesday, June 26, 2002
I was wondering when someone would get around to
this.
The phrase in question should never have been added in the first place. The opinion of the dissenting judge borders on the ludicrous. I don't give a rat's ass if someone sings "America the Beautiful" or "God Bless America" because they are just songs, fer cryin' out loud. The Pledge of Allegiance is
the pledge Americans make to their country and it should not even hint at an 'official' deity.
When the Register-Guard printed their
"One Country Indivisible" placard, I can't tell you how many people printed up their own signs with "under God" added in. And a friend's mother once berated Warner Brothers for "removing 'under God', those heathens!" from an old Porky Pig cartoon. The friend hastened to point out that the cartoon was made
prior to Eisenhower adding the phrase to the Pledge.
I hope this ruling stands or the phrase is removed.
Of course,
the Republicans are already up at arms.
See what happens when you let liberals on the bench? Their mostly lily-white Christian butts would be singing a different tune if their religion was in the minority. Could you imagine them getting this riled about the phrase "under Allah" coming under scrutiny? Yeah, that's what I thought too.
And the Senate is calling the decision "stupid". See above.
Ok, back to freaky-ass dreams and South Park characterizations. :)
is
this just not enough…?
