> -----Original Message----- > From: Ian Skinner [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2005 3:17 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: Breaking news > > How about removing "under god" which I've heard was only added in the > 50's? Even if it wasn't, that seems like the more logical answer, as > including it in the pledge and keeping the pledge out of schools doesn't > actually separate the church and state. > > > That's the proper conclusion, but it is not a stop the courts can take, as > I understand it. They rule (correctly and much too late IMHO) that the > pledge, as is, is unconstitutional. Then it would be up to the > legislature to correct it, by hopefully removing the last phrase added 50 > years ago. > > The next target, I suspect is money. I would be interested to know, when > our current design (not counting the latest modifications) of our currency > was created. I have a feeling it is not as old as many may think.
About the same time if I remember correctly. The phrase had appeared on some coinage earlier but wasn't uniformly present until the 50's. Ah... the 50's. Rampant anti-Americanism wrapped up in a rabid, but deeply flawed, facade of Americanism. I'm sure glad THAT will never happen again! Jim Davis ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:174161 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
