Pledge of Allegiance in Schools Ruled Constitution
Pledge of Allegiance in Schools Ruled Constitutional on Appeal
Pledge of Allegiance in Schools Ruled Constitutional on Appeal
Reciting the Pledge of Allegiance with its reference to God in public schools doesn’t violate the U.S. Constitution’s separation of church and state,登车桥, #xa federal appeals court ruled.
The U.S. Court of Appeals in San Francisco disagreed with Michael Newdow, energy saving lampan atheist who sued a school district near Sacramento, California, challenging the use of the phrase “under God” in the pledge.
“We hold that the Pledge of Allegiance does not violate the establishment clause because Congress’ ostensible and predominant purpose was to inspire patriotism,” the court panel said in yesterday’s 2-1 decision. “For this reason, the phrase ‘one nation under God’ does not turn this patriotic exercise into a religious activity.”
The court reversed an injunction that had prohibited recitation of the pledge at the district’s schools.
Newdow said in a phone interview that he would seek a rehearing by a larger panel of appeals court judges and, failing that, by the U.S. Supreme court. He said he wasn’t optimistic about his chances of success.
“I will continue to keep trying to uphold the Constitution,” #xNewdow said. energy saving lamp“The whole beauty of this nation is that we are based on the principle of equality. As soon as the government takes a majoritarian religious viewpoint, people are subject to harm.”
Motto Ruling
In a separate case brought by Newdow, the appeals court ruled yesterday that printing the motto “In God We Trust” on U.S. currency and coins is also constitutional.
Newdow first sued the school district over the pledge in 2000. Ruling that Newdow lacked the right to sue in that case, the Supreme Court in 2004 reversed a decision from the appeals court in his favor.#x He sued a second time along with a student in the school system, winning in the district court after arguing his own case.energy saving lamp
Justice Department lawyers had argued that previous Supreme Court decisions permit patriotic exercises such as reading the Declaration of Independence and singing the national anthem.
相关的主题文章：
Leave a Comment
{ Last Page } { Page 24 of 292 } { Next Page }
|
About Me
Links
Categories
Recent Entries
The Cost-Control Illusion
The Cost-Control Illusion
Glenn Beck Finally Gets Around To Denouncing Bruce
ObamaCare and the 'Buzzsaw' of Opposition
On Satan’s trail with Don Gabriele, the world’s
Friends
|
