Christmas Comes Early for Bush
The all-controlling hand of Karl Rove is everywhere!
SAN FRANCISCO — A federal judge declared the reciting of the Pledge of Allegiance in public schools unconstitutional Wednesday, a decision that could put the divisive issue on track for another round of Supreme Court arguments.
The case was brought by the same atheist whose previous battle against the words “under God” was rejected last year by the Supreme Court on procedural grounds.
U.S. District Judge Lawrence Karlton ruled that the pledge’s reference to one nation “under God” violates school children’s right to be “free from a coercive requirement to affirm God.”
There you go. Two originalist Supreme Court nominees (Roberts and whoever else he chooses) handed right to the President on a silver platter, if he has the courage to make
them. I’m not altogether sure that he does, but he certainly won’t have a better opportunity to strike a serious blow against the incredible silliness of decisions from judges like Lawrence Karlton.
I imagine right now that The Master of All Things Evil is kicked back right now in his office, tenting his fingers and saying “eeeeeeeeexcellent”.
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A federal judge in California has ruled that reciting the Pledge of Allegiance in public schools is unconstitutional because the pledge’s reference to “under God” violates school children’s right to be “free from a coercive requirement to affirm God.”
OK, it's California, where a guy with a petition to repeal the suffrage of hamsters could get 10,000 signatures in 30 minutes. It's ironic that ours is a nation where burning the flag is defended as free speech, but kids saying "under God" should be gagged. But really, is this the most pressing issue before a nation at war, a nation rabbit-punched by a hurricane, and a nation with a big al Qaeda target painted on its back?
On one hand, if God intended to reward us for including him in our daily affirmations before class, He might go a little easier on the hurricanes. I mean, don't you think that admitting we're "one nation under God" should invite some tender mercies?
On the other hand, maybe He doesn't care what we force schoolkids to say out loud, and is more interested in how we conduct ourselves when nobody else is looking.
Who knows? The Lord hasn't really been keeping up his blog, so we're not sure what He's thinking. But I can tell you what I'm thinking: These attention-starved atheists are starting to be as annoying as megawatt televangelists.
Federal judge declares Pledge of Allegiance in public schools unconstitutional
Reciting the Pledge of Allegiance in public schools was declared unconstitutional today by a federal
I agree that this is not great timing for the Democrats, but I think the nation as a whole is unlikely to become extraordinarily upset about this.
I expect the Court to rule against the pledge as it stands.
The only way this will become a significant issue is if Bush gets another SC nomination aside from these two. Right now he is replacing two conservatives. If he got a chance to replace a liberal this might become a rallying cry on both sides.