[Shermy]

You're a brave one here! I personally like the "under God" phrase, but learn here that it was added later. What was the motive? Pandering? Why isn't the pledge before before 1955 good enough? Was America "socialist" before then? Very interesting issue, should generate a lot of discussion.

[rwfromkansas]

If you can provide the following, I will begin to believe the Pledge is unconstitutional for having "under God":

1) historical evidence that "under God" is unconstitutional *evidence from the founding to the year 1900 in a continuous stream of similar attitudes against it*
2) judicial precedents from the same time period, both at the state and national level