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Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich called for an immediate appeal to today’s ruling banning the recital of the Pledge of Allegiance by students enrolled in Sacramento-area school districts by U.S. District Judge Lawrence Karlton.
"The Pledge of Allegiance is an expression of national unity and a cornerstone of our republic," Antonovich said. "This judge’s ruling is a needless and harmful affront to American principles that should be appealed and rejected by a higher Court."
"The Constitution provides that "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof…" The reference to God in the Pledge of Allegiance as well as U.S. Supreme Court and Congressional proceedings — even our nation’s currency — reflect the founding fathers’ commitment to the preservation and defense of our religious freedom rather than the promotion of a particular deity," he said. "The U.S. Supreme Court begins each of its sessions with, ‘God save the and this honorable Court.’ The Declaration of
Delivering his last official opinion, upholding the constitutionality of the
The Becket Fund, said it would immediately appeal the case to 9th Circuit Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court if necessary.
