OUTRAGEOUS DECISION

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco has ruled that
the Pledge of Allegiance is unconstitutional. Americans should be
outraged at this irresponsible decision.

The court found that the reciting of the pledge by teachers and
students "amounts to a government endorsement of religion," going so
far as to compare the phrase "under God" with "under Zeus." Just last
month this radical court found that certain people could smoke
marijuana on federal lands if it is part of their religion.

This ruling is further proof that we need to end the judicial crisis
and place the men and women of distinction that President Bush has
nominated on the bench. While the president continues to nominate
responsible jurists, Democrats in the Senate continue to play partisan
games with our courts.

T. Michael Brown