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Actually, in one sense, this is good news. It is indicative of the fools appointed to the Federal bench. I surmise, but do not know, that the clowns on the circuit in question are appointees of Clinton, Carter and the like. Notwithstanding, the American people quite possibly will react, as I have, to advise their elected officials and particularly the Daschle, Leahy and Kennedy branch of the Democrat party, that such interpretations of the original documents is so far off center, that to continue to appoint such intelletual trash to the bench is to denigrate what is an extremely important branch of governement.

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NINTH CIRCUIT RULES U.S. AN ILLEGAL ESTABLISHMENT OF RELIGION

United States Now Null And Void, Says Court

April 23, 2005 (AP) - The United States Ninth Circuit today ruled that the Declaration of Independence was promulgated on an unConstitutional establishment of religion in its use of such language as "the laws of nature and of nature's God ," "endowed by their Creator," "the Supreme Judge of the world," "the protection of Divine Providence," and "sacred honor."
As a result, the Declaration of Independence is null and void, based as it was on erroneous assumptions about where "unalienable rights" actually come from. Indeed, given the illegal invocation of a mythical "divine being", it is likely that such "rights" are now inoperable.
The Court has decided that herewith, the United States, severally and together, are now under the jurisdiction of the only "supreme judge of the world" and "protector" that can be found, the United Nations.
Speaking shortly after the ruling was handed down, U.N. General Secretary Bill Clinton announced that the U.N. is selling off the individual states one by one, in an auction on eBay commencing on Sunday of this week. The initial bids are expected to be high, as the states are considered one-of-a-kind collectibles.
Details will follow as they become available.

I have the disadvantage of being old enough to remember when the phrase " one nation under God " was added to the original Pledge.

If memory serves, it was during the Eisenhower administration, and a lot of folks thought it had a kind of smug, self-righteous ring to it; but said: " Aw, what the heck ! If it makes people happy, why not ? "

In those dark ages, before the "one nation" phrase was added,church/synagogue attendance was exceptionally high,patriotism, the doing of good deeds, etc. was fairly normal, and we were, in some respects, a little closer to being the sort of society many of you dream we could have again.

In my humble opinion, if we are not "one nation", and at least willing to pretend we are under a watchful divine eye,saying we are, during the Pledge of Allegiance isn't going to make it happen; any more than slapping a coat of whitewash on a tomb makes a graveyard a nice place to be.