[ladylib]

I believe the legislature passed the law last year and some people decided to challenge it. They won.

I'm always amazed when state legislatures pass laws that they know are unconstitutional. I always wonder why they do it, who they are trying to gain favor with. In reality, why should I wonder? Remember George W's old man who was constantly palavering in that wheedling voice of his about "family values" and "prayer in schools"? He knew damn well that "prayer in schools" was a lost cause, but he was a cynical political whore who thought he could curry favor with the "religious right." Sorry, there's no dog in that fight. The courts already decided.
Politicians are whores who are after the vote, and the more the general population wakes up to that fact and holds whore politicians' feet to the fire, the better off they'll be.

[cake_crumb]

Personally, I agree with his statements on family values. He not only spoke the words but believed and lived them. I remember him defending prayer in school. IIRC the issue was Bible clubs. If schools canceling Thanksgiving lunch and providing prayer rooms to Muslim students following Ramadan is not unConstitutional, neither is a Bible club.

There's nothing wrong with the Pledge as long as students are allowed to opt out if they want.