Trent Lott: “On June 27, the Senate voted 99 to 0 to pass S. 2690 to reaffirm the reference to "One Nation under God" in the Pledge…”

“On June 27, the Senate voted 99 to 0 to pass S. 2690 to reaffirm the reference to "One Nation under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance and the National Motto "In God We Trust." Today, to be absolutely sure that the Nation's courts abide by the original intent of our Founding Fathers, I am proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States that would make it clear that the establishment clause in the first amendment was never meant to be construed in a manner that would prevent schools from leading our children in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance simply because it contains the words "under God." The Senate and the House of Representatives--and the vast majority of the American people--have all expressed their outrage at the decision by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on June 26 that reciting the Pledge of Allegiance in school is unconstitutional because it includes the phrase "under God." People are still understandably stunned and find it not only unbelievable, but indefensible.”