This is why America is stuck treading water

[Sasaki Kojiro]

Yes, it does when congress gets involved. Or would I be correct in stating that 'Fat Bottom Girls' is the US national anthem, that the militia movement is part of the US national guard, that my backyard is a US national park, that the hamburger is the US national emblem, and that the Stars and Bars is the national flag?

Not sure what you are trying to do here, but you proved my point. There are many national parks. Something being "national" does not require that it be singular. So, "e pluribus unum" is a national motto. And as it is vastly preferable to "in god we trust" to use in his speech in indonesia he did a wise and well informed thing.

[PanzerJaeger]

Not sure what you are trying to do here, but you proved my point. There are many national parks. Something being "national" does not require that it be singular. So, "e pluribus unum" is a national motto. And as it is vastly preferable to "in god we trust" to use in his speech in indonesia he did a wise and well informed thing.

It has nothing to do with singularity, it has to do with the question of whether national implies official. There are many national parks, but they were all established by acts of congress. There is one national emblem established by congress. There is one national anthem established by congress. There is one national flag of the United States. And there is only one national motto established by congress.

[Sasaki Kojiro]

It has nothing to do with singularity, it has to do with the question of whether national implies official. There are many national parks, but they were all established by acts of congress. There is one national emblem established by congress. There is one national anthem established by congress. There is one national flag of the United States. And there is only one national motto established by congress.

The congress part isn't relevant. It's on the money. It's traditional. It's a motto. It's national.

[HoreTore]

I'd say the de-facto motto is nore relevant than the one ordered by law.

Because the de-facto one is where it is because of its merit, while the other is there because of the law.