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God saved by Supremes
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Originally posted by Replaced_Texan
on a standing issue.
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmp..._of_allegiance
Supreme Court Preserves 'God' in Pledge
15 minutes ago
By ANNE GEARAN, Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court preserved the phrase "one nation, under God," in the Pledge of Allegiance, ruling Monday that a California atheist could not challenge the patriotic oath but sidestepping the broader question of separation of church and state.
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Sidestep my ass. Sandra Day O'Connor joined Rehnquist's opinion that the pledge does not violate the Constitution. Since the arrangement in Establishment Clause cases is that she has the proxy of the other eight justices, it's as good as litigated.
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