Joe Pitts: “right now this country is united like never before. The President has a 90 percent approval rating. His handling of the…”

“right now this country is united like never before. The President has a 90 percent approval rating. His handling of the war has a 94 percent approval rating. Bipartisanship is the rule of the day in Congress, and the flag is flying everywhere. One organization, however, it seems, has a problem with this patriotism. When Breen Elementary School in California put up a banner that says ``God Bless America,'' the ACLU decided they had a problem with it. Get this. They said it was hurtful and divisive. I do not know what planet the ACLU is living on, but there is nothing hurtful or divisive about saying ``God Bless America.'' September 11, that was hurtful. Saying ``God Bless America'' is anything but hurtful or divisive. It is unifying. In fact, that is the whole point of saying ``God Bless America.'' We are all Americans. The American family has come together as a Nation. To some people, saying ``God Bless America'' is just a slogan. To some, a patriotic expression. To others, it is a prayer. But it means something to everyone. And, of course, it comes from that wonderful Irving Berlin song made so famous by Kate Smith. But it is not hurtful, and it is not divisive. The ACLU should stop wasting America's time with threats of ridiculous lawsuits. I urge my colleagues to pass this resolution unanimously.”