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  • New pledge case could make it to U.S. Supreme Court

    10/04/2004 1:34:12 PM PDT · by rexcurrydotnet · 2 replies · 443+ views
    Associated Press ^ | 10/01/04 | GINA HOLLAND
    WASHINGTON - Justices once again are considering a case involving the Pledge of Allegiance. Justices were asked this year whether the pledge and its reference to God belong in public schools. They got rid of the red-hot case without ruling on that issue. Now, a Colorado man wants the court to decide if the oath belongs in courthouses. Frank Herbert Wonschik was convicted of possessing parts for a machine gun in 2002 by a jury that recited the pledge after hearing a patriotic speech from the judge. His federal public defender, Jill Wichlens, said in court papers that judges hearing...