Pledge of Allegiance ruled unconstitutional
I guess I’m in the right place….
By Associated Press
Wednesday, September 14, 2005 – Updated: 02:06 PM ESTSAN FRANCISCO – A federal judge in San Francisco has declared it unconstitutional to recite the Pledge of Allegiance in public schools.
The judge, ruling in a lawsuit brought by Sacramento atheist Michael Newdow, today ruled that he is bound by precedent of the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
Newdow objected to the words ”under God” in the pledge.
When a court fires pot-shots like this, the rulingslikely won’t stick nationally, but the sentiment is still there.