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IowaStatePhiPsi 09-23-2004 03:39 PM

Another Childish Act in the House
 
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/.../~c108Mllj4G::

HR 2028

Quote:

No court created by Act of Congress shall have any jurisdiction, and the Supreme Court shall have no appellate jurisdiction, to hear or decide any question pertaining to the interpretation of, or the validity under the Constitution of, the Pledge of Allegiance, as defined in section 4 of title 4, or its recitation.
ETA: they passed it

AlphaSigOU 09-23-2004 04:29 PM

What the fuuuuuuuu...?

I don't have a problem reciting the Pledge of Allegiance, nor do I have a problem in including 'under God' in said Pledge, but creating a law that effectively immunizes the Pledge from being struck down as being unconstitutional?

Way to go, Congress... now you've started a slippery slope where future laws will include such a provision, and before long we'll wind up with a f*ckin' totalitarian state.

I sure as sh*t don't wanna see jackbooted thugs marching down the avenue singing: Die Fahne hoch, die Reihe fest geschlossen... or whatever equivalent comes to mind. ("Raise high the flags, stand rank on rank together..." - the opening lines of the old Nazi party song "Horst Wessel Lied" (Horst Wessel's Song).)

DeltAlum 09-23-2004 05:01 PM

So the High Court will find this bill Unconstitutional and the thing about the pledge will become moot.

moe.ron 09-23-2004 05:04 PM

Anybody want to contest it?

Kevin 09-23-2004 05:46 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by DeltAlum
So the High Court will find this bill Unconstitutional and the thing about the pledge will become moot.
You beat me to the punch.


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