9TH CIRCUIT COURT: PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL

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[Recovering_Democrat]

UNBELIEVABLE. BREAKING ON FOX: SF APPEALS COURT SAYS PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ENDORSES RELIGION, AND IS THEREBY UNCONSTITUTIONAL.

[AdA$tra]

Is that not a tablet of the Judaic TEN COMMANDMENTS setting at the foot of "Justice"?

Good eye!

[Howlin]

I tellyou what, BL, if they are going to remove every single thing from the schools that the vast majority of the people are FOR, it's damn time to remove ALL THE TRASH......nothing except reading, writing and arithmatic! NOT ONE OTHER WORD.

[PhiKapMom]

I really hope you are right! I would hope it depresses the RAT vote everywhere and increases people to vote in Republican Senators. I just want to oust Harkin in Iowa really bad!

[Mo1]

Yes it would

1-415-556-9800
Judge Goodwin

[Howlin]

This will NOT blow over.

[ppaul]

Ka-pow!

Good one!

[phasma proeliator]

INDEED!!!

[Sabertooth]

Oh, this is some freedom we have, huh Saber? If you don't like it, go somewhere else?

Huh? What happened to liberty and freedom? Have you ever actually listened to the pledge you are ranting about? Liberty and justice for all?

So this is just liberty for Christians, I guess?

You do not know your History.

Nor is anyone denying you your liberty. Your Liberty is a function of your inalienable rights, with which you were endowed by your Creator. That would be God.

How does being subjected to overhearing the recitiation of "under God," (that selfsame Creator), infringe upon the rights with which you were endowed by that Creator?

[an amused spectator]

Goodwin, Alfred Theodore

Born June 29, 1923, in Bellingham, WA

Federal Judicial Service:
U. S. District Court, District of Oregon
Nominated by Richard M. Nixon on September 22, 1969, to a seat vacated by John Francis Kilkenny; Confirmed by the Senate on December 10, 1969, and received commission on December 11, 1969. Service terminated on December 17, 1971, due to appointment to another judicial position.

U. S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Nominated by Richard M. Nixon on November 3, 1971, to a seat vacated by John F. Kilkenny; Confirmed by the Senate on November 23, 1971, and received commission on November 30, 1971. Served as chief judge, 1988-1991. Assumed senior status on January 31, 1991.

Education:
University of Oregon, B.A., 1947

University of Oregon Law School, J.D., 1951

Professional Career:
U.S. Army Captain, 1943-1946
U.S. Army Reserve Lieutenant Colonel, JAG Corps, 1960-1969
Private practice, Eugene, Oregon, 1951-1955
Judge, Circuit Court of the State of Oregon, 1955-1960
Judge, Supreme Court of the State of Oregon, 1960-1969

Race or Ethnicity: White

Gender: Male

Fernandez, Ferdinand Francis

Born May 29, 1937, in Pasadena, CA

Federal Judicial Service:
U. S. District Court, Central District of California
Nominated by Ronald Reagan on July 19, 1985, to a new seat created by 98 Stat. 333; Confirmed by the Senate on October 16, 1985, and received commission on October 17, 1985. Service terminated on May 24, 1989, due to appointment to another judicial position.

U. S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Nominated by George Bush on February 28, 1989, to a seat vacated by Warren John Ferguson; Confirmed by the Senate on May 18, 1989, and received commission on May 22, 1989.

Education:
University of Southern California, B.S., 1958

University of Southern California Law School, J.D., 1962

Harvard Law School, LL.M., 1963

Professional Career:
Law clerk, Hon. William M. Byrne, U.S. District Court, Central District, California, 1963-1964
Private practice, Pomona, California, 1964-1980
Judge, San Bernardino County State Superior Court of California, 1980-1985

Race or Ethnicity: Hispanic

Gender: Male

Reinhardt, Stephen Roy

Born March 27, 1931, in New York, NY

Federal Judicial Service:
U. S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Nominated by Jimmy Carter on November 30, 1979, to a new seat created by 92 Stat. 1629; Confirmed by the Senate on September 11, 1980, and received commission on September 11, 1980.

Education:
Pomona College, B.A., 1951

Yale Law School, LL.B., 1954

Professional Career:
U.S. Air Force, 1954-1956
Law clerk, Hon. Luther W. Youngdahl, U.S. District Court, District of Columbia, 1956-1957
Private practice, Los Angeles, California, 1957-1980

Race or Ethnicity: White

Gender: Male

[Howlin]

I wish I was one. A very sad day.

[Dimensio]

By banning the Pledge in our schools, it prevents my family from teaching regarding the existance of a Supreme Being.

Really? So your family's religious instruction is dependant upon the Pledge of Allegiance not being banned in schools? I'm at a loss when I try to understand how the removal of the school endorsement of the Pledge somehow directly affects your family's ability to teach of religious matters.

[bonesmccoy]

Gee...apparently his phone line is busy... Gee... I wonder why? (DUH!)

Do I have the right number? Was that 415-556-9800 ?

[DrCarl]

"I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation, indivisible, with Liberty and Justice for all."

Works for me.

[rdb3]

Can't say I'm surprised.

[Scott from the Left Coast]

What!? You mean we have to get of anti-bullying classes and "Heather has two mommies" class?

Surely, you jest!

[habs4ever]

Take back the Senate.

This is what liberal judges will do under Tom Daschle.

[Constitution Day]

I can't even begin to find the words to respond to this.

The dissent by Judge Fernandez that I posted at #160 is worth reading.

CD

[Mo1]

This will NOT blow over.

No it won't and I'll be plenty busy with emails .. letter and phone calls

[agrace]

Ew, that is creepy. Well-written, but bloodcurdling.

[Kaslin]

There is a poll at FNC

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