Posted on 10/05/2005 4:54:09 PM PDT by Pikamax
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- A man who is fighting to get the words "under God" out of the Pledge of Allegiance was back in federal court Wednesday, making some surprising comments about the case.
Although the hearing was a procedural matter with no key rulings, Michael Newdow said that if he is successful in having the words removed from the pledge at the U.S. Supreme Court level, it still wouldn't be enough.
Newdow believes that it is time to get rid of the old Pledge of Allegiance altogether. He said that it's impractical to just change the pledge because children will continue to say "under God" out of habit or under protest.
"The whole point of the pledge was to unify the students, and it's not," Newdow said outside the hearing Wednesday. "(The pledge) has become divisive, not so much because it has been the atheists who have become discriminated (against), and they don't have so much of a voice. But if the Christians and the people who believe in God want to start throwing 'God' in there, the pledge will be continuing 'one nation indivisible,' while someone is saying 'under God.' And I think it's going to be a mess, and I think we're going to have to get rid of it."
Newdow also said there should possibly be some kind of a competition to come up with a new pledge.
Judge Lawrence Carleton in the hearing Wednesday told Newdow and attorneys for three Sacramento-area school districts that once the procedural motions are filed, he will quickly file an injunction against the schools, and then send the case to the Ninth District Circuit Court of Appeals. Carleton said he would not rule on the merits of the case himself.
School district attorney Terrance Cassidy said that the case is proceeding as expected.
"We're pleased that he announced that he would immediately enter a stay of any injunction that he would enter so that the school district would not change its day-to-day procedure and would be able to continue to recite the Pledge of Allegiance on a day-to-day basis throughout ... all the appeals," Cassidy said.
That's about it. I pledge MY allegiance to America, a Constitutional Republic. I pledge my allegiance to the constitution that is our bedrock, our foundation. Our country continues with God's grace, whether idiots like Newdow like it or not.
Those that fight the pledge obviously are NOT pledging to be Americans, IMO. I like to ask them where they pledge their allegiance and get no answers. I'm not surprised. They are tied up with the religious part, not realizing that they are denouncing the very country that allows them the free speech to do so.
Let Newdow fear the "justice for all" part the most.
Time for Newdow to move elsewhere.
"The whole point of the pledge was to unify the students, and it's not," Newdow said outside the hearing Wednesday. "(The pledge) has become divisive, not so much because it has been the atheists who have become discriminated (against), and they don't have so much of a voice"
What does he mean "they don't have so much of a voice"? The atheists have the entire main stream media and most of the Dem party as a voice
"One good thing about Newdow is the fact that he's too arrogant or stupid to keep his true agenda to himself."
And why hasn't he hooked up with Cindy Sheehan yet??? Their combined arrogance AND stupidity is off the charts. I sort of hope they get married because no two people deserve each other more. Scum and Scummier
Let Newdow take his cause to our newest court ON THE MOON!
DAMN STRAIGHT!
At the FReep in Wash DC on 9/24 we said the Pledge. And when we got to this part, everybody yelled, "UNDER GOD!!!" as loud as they could. It was awesome and heart warming.
DING DING DING! We have a winner!:)
He and others like him won't stop until its illegal to say God or Jesus in public or private.
I vote against it.
Liberal do not believe in God, because they believe they are God. Newdow thinks he is smarter than those who came before him. What a cocky SOB. With all the problems of the world he is dwelling on this. Must be nice to have nothing better to do than attack the icons of a culture.
In addition, what is missing is that when under God was put in the pledge in the early 1950s it had a Supreme Court Review and was found to be constitutional. So what has changed in 50 years?
Michael Newdow has the hots for Cindy Sheehan and he's trying to get her attention.
Wouldn't it be easier to get rid of him instead of the pledge of allegiance ?
BTTT!
I was thinking most anything in a 0.45" diameter would be sufficient and appropriate.
Agree, but if nothing else, I want to initiate a class action suit against Newdow for causing my headache and upset stomach.
Typical lefty.
Protest only allowed until they win.
Then everybody else: shut up and obey.
Can we make sure he has ear plgs in?
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