House passes bill protecting Pledge from courts

A class of fourth and fifth graders at Pelham Road Elementary School say the Pledge of Allegiance Friday Oct. 12, 2001, in Greenville, S.C. The House voted to protect the pledge from federal judges who might try to stop schoolchildren and others from reciting it because of the phrase 'under God.' (AP Photo/Mary Ann Chastain, FILE)

Nice to hear that the House Republicans are back on the job protecting our country and performing their civic duty as the "people's" representatives in our democratic government. This is from Yahoo News:

WASHINGTON - The House, citing the nation's religious origins, voted Wednesday to protect the Pledge of Allegiance from federal judges who might try to stop schoolchildren and others from reciting it because of the phrase "under God."

The legislation, a priority of social conservatives, passed 260-167. It now goes to the Senate where its future is uncertain.

The pledge bill would deny jurisdiction to federal courts, and appellate jurisdiction to the Supreme Court, to decide questions pertaining to the interpretation or constitutionality of the pledge. State courts could still decide whether the pledge is valid within the state.

The legislation grew out of a 2002 ruling by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that the pledge is unconstitutional when recited in public schools.

The Supreme Court in 2004 reversed that decision on a technicality, saying Sacramento atheist Michael Newdow did not have legal standing to sue on behalf of his daughter because the mother had custody of the child. Newdow has since revived the case and last year a U.S. District Judge ruled in his favor.

Yes Sireee! Got to protect the Pledge from them evil pinko-commie libural activist judges....