Federal judge declares Pledge unconstitutional

**Azi Tohak** · 09-15-2005, 01:24

Meh. I'm with Prole. Aren't there bigger things to do? Like a kitty BBQ?

Azi

**Papewaio** · 09-15-2005, 01:29

Why not make it generic...

"One Nation under insert belief system here."

**AntiochusIII** · 09-15-2005, 01:32

Originally Posted by Gelatinous Cube

You know what's unconstitutional? The fact that they added the little blurb about God in the 1950s. Remove the blurb and restore it to it's original wording, and there's no problem.

Hmm.. could anyone explain the situation behind the adding of the phrase? I am really interested.

Edit: I see, Red Harvest has provided a basic major point here. Thank you.

**Crazed Rabbit** · 09-15-2005, 01:37

Coercive requirement?! What's the judge smoking?

Kids are neither 1) required (they can sit, stand, and be silent for the pledge) 2) or coerced (nothing bad will happen if they don't say it). Heck, one of my middle school teachers didn't say it (but then she was a liberal democrat).

The silver lining is that this will force the SCOTUS to decide if its constitutional or not, and not dodge the issue like they did last time. (The storm clouds on the horizon in the silver lining are that they may be stupid and rule it unconstitutional.)

Crazed Rabbit

**Xiahou** · 09-15-2005, 02:24

Originally Posted by Crazed Rabbit

(The storm clouds on the horizon in the silver lining are that they may be stupid and rule it unconstitutional.)

Pretty much zero chance of that happening. I doubt even the most liberal justices have the stones to declare the Pledge unconstitutional. Certainly nowhere near enough of them for a majority.