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Stop Making Sense Earlier this week, a once-prominent American politician weighed in on the questions of judicial appointees, the filibuster and religion in politics, and he made a lot of sense. Here's what he said: We began as a nation with a clear formulation of the basic relationship between God, our rights as individuals, the government we created to secure those rights, and the prerequisites for any power exercised by our government. "We hold these truths to be self-evident," our founders declared. "That all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights. ....

House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, R-Texas, says the House's passage of legislation protecting the language of the Pledge of Allegiance from runaway federal judges is a victory for families trying to teach their children respect for the role of faith in American life. "The words 'under God' are as much a part of the Pledge of Allegiance as the flag itself," DeLay said. "Many federal judges have made no secret of their hostility to traditional values and religion in the public square, and the Pledge Protection Act will make sure those judges can't impose their personal prejudices on the rest...