(1) It only applies to the western states under the juricdiction of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals.

(2) The ruling is suspended for now, pending appeals.

(3) The consensus among legal scholars is that it will not stand up under appeal.

(4) The ruling sucks.

 

Are we going to do away with "God bless America, too? Are we going to declare all coins and currency that says "in God we trust" no longer legal tender, mint new coins, and print new bills. This was not well thought out.

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by The Raptor
[B]Are we going to do away with "God bless America, too?

 

The beginning of the end of Western Civilization as we know it.

 

Do you seriously think this??

 

No, this is exactly what Western Civilization is all about! Do you think if someone in Saudi Arabia or Pakistan said "Hey, screw all this Allah stuff, lets get rid of it!" that they would live another day? They would be arrested at the very least and probably shot for saying that.

 

Interesting...I didn't realize the "under God" part was put there in 1954. I had just assumed it was always there. When I heard about the ruling, I just rolled my eyes. Personally I don't care if it's in there or not. I will admit that I think it's a bit of an anachronism (and somewhat inaccurate, these days) along with the "In God We Trust" on our money, but I also realize it matters much more to most people than it does to me. That someone felt it necessary to waste a lot of time and money suing irritates the crap out of me. What good will it do if those words are removed? Just gonna cause John Q. Public to get all wound up over nothing...

 

By the way, let's keep this one civilized...if it gets too heated, I'll have to lock the thread.

 

Half and half. It's not only this latest item, but there have been other things that have happened that make we concerned where we are headed as a society. We had a suburb of Cleveland that had to remove a cross from theit city emblem for the same reason as this. Our Judeo-Christian basis is slowly being replaced by an aetheist belief. The morals of this country are questionable as well. I mean, we all knew what Bill Clinton was and we (not me) reelected him as our leader. He lied to the public and doesn't have to answer to anyone. I could go on, but I quit.

 

I agree Tedow, it's a huge waste of time & money. It separates people into camps of those who like it there, those that don't, & those that can care less. The only effect I see this having is separating us instead of bringing us all together as a nation.