JOHN LINDER: “Yesterday was a sad day for the millions and millions of Americans who understand and appreciate the significance of the…”

“Yesterday was a sad day for the millions and millions of Americans who understand and appreciate the significance of the Pledge of Allegiance. Incredibly, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals decided to overturn a 1954 act of Congress, which added the phrase "under God" to the Pledge of Allegiance, ruling that these two words violated the Constitution's Establishment Clause which requires the separation of church and state. This fatally-flawed ruling, taken to its logical endpoint, would indicate that our currency, which contains the phrase "In God We Trust," is unconstitutional. Clearly, that is not true, but, in the meantime, the Ninth Circuit has issued this inexplicable ruling. This decision, if not overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court, will force a number of Western States to remove this important phrase from the Pledge of Allegiance. I am proud to stand with my colleagues today on both sides of the aisle as we fight to protect our American heritage.”