**And he is free to follow. In fact, I'm certain he would; this is a man who is clearly committed to being a part of his daughter's life, regardless of how hostile her mother may be. More men should be like Michael Newdow in this respect. **
How is the mother being hostile? Because she, within her rights as sole custody of her daughter, moved to California? Because she is standing up for her daughter? Because she has a right to free speech? Why, in your mind, is she the monster in this?
Assuming that what you wrote is true and the mother of his child moved across country for no other reason than to get away from him (in your words), that's hostility, plain and simple. From your own posts, this woman wants to rob her own daughter of her father for no other reason than the fact that the mother doesn't particularly like the father's personality. That's selfish and wrong. The only people who could justify something like this are hairy-legged anti-fatherhood feminazi types and those who have fallen under their spell.