09-15-2005, 09:46 PM
[mad][size 4][#500000][font "Times New Roman"]A California atheist who has fought for years to have the words "under God" removed from the Pledge of Allegiance in public schools won a major legal battle on Wednesday.
U.S. District Judge Lawrence Karlton ruled in favor of atheist Michael Newdow, deciding that the reference to God in the pledge violates the rights of children in three California school districts to be "free from a coercive requirement to affirm God,"
Karlton made his ruling based on the precedent set by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which ruled in Newdow's favor in 2002 with a decision that stated the pledge is unconstitutional when recited in public schools.[/font]
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[font "Poor Richard"][green][size 4]Okay so what do you think? Me? Well it ticks me off that federal judges have so much power and can interpret the laws to suit their personal beliefs. I wonder if the judge had prayed to God for help in making his ruling?[/size][/green][/font]
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U.S. District Judge Lawrence Karlton ruled in favor of atheist Michael Newdow, deciding that the reference to God in the pledge violates the rights of children in three California school districts to be "free from a coercive requirement to affirm God,"
Karlton made his ruling based on the precedent set by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which ruled in Newdow's favor in 2002 with a decision that stated the pledge is unconstitutional when recited in public schools.[/font]
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[font "Poor Richard"][green][size 4]Okay so what do you think? Me? Well it ticks me off that federal judges have so much power and can interpret the laws to suit their personal beliefs. I wonder if the judge had prayed to God for help in making his ruling?[/size][/green][/font]
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