there's a very interesting story out of Massachusetts
where the under God part have the Pledge of Allegiance
is now going to be reviewed by the Supreme Judicial Court
cNN is reporting about this and we'd know about the Pledge of Allegiance we
used to do the pledge allegiance to an elementary school Louis
I don't remember it happening in middle C in middle school I definitely don't
think it happen in high school but in any case said there was a certain time
in our lives are we
were expected to stand up and say the Pledge of Allegiance and
a there have been a number of attempts to get rid of the under God part the
Pledge of Allegiance and they've all been
I basically federal charges federal
federal on cases where the argument being made
is that it is I am in some way
a discriminatory it's not equal protection so on and so forth
and those cases have not actually gone well it's never succeeded
now this is the first time
that this is being explored in this particular way the case was brought by
unidentified family
have a student at a school in suburban Boston and it's going to be argued that
it actually violates the Equal Rights Amendment
specifically above the Massachusetts Constitution this is the first time that
a case
about the pledge allegiance is under God phrase will be argued along these lines
it's always been
a separation of church and state argument at the federal level
now Eric Bross baca the Becket fund for religious liberty is saying
they're grasping at straws they know they would lose
again if they tried it under the First Amendment
so now they're trying a new tack I Rossbach also dismissed the
discrimination claim saying hey everybody can opt out of the Pledge of
Allegiance you're not being forced to say it
the critics have that argument they hold on a sec yes you can opt out
and you really stand out you you a
open yourself up to significant criticism as the one kid who's just
sitting there in wet while everybody else is standing
and your you're basically lining yourself up to be ostracized and that's
not really
I opting out without prejudice so to speak
what do you think about this Louis I think it
it's the right move I think you're right you don't want to be that that so locate
standing a standing there are sitting down
maybe I should say I that there would be ridicule
we know that and just bean from from a
political point of view I am
it just doesn't make sense I mean it doesn't it doesn't fit with with what
we're supposed to be doing
a lot of people don't realize that under God has not been part of the Pledge of
Allegiance since the Pledge of Allegiance was created it was actually
added later
in 1954 it was incorporated into the Pledge of Allegiance by a joint
resolution of Congress
amending the Flag Code it was at added during the McCarthy era
some think that what were the impetus was was that no communists would say
those words
so that it was a way to kind of trick communist into outing themselves so
for those saying this has always been a part of the Pledge of Allegiance and
that is it
the pledge allegiance has been amended a couple of times and under got only
started in 1954
I personally never liked saying the pledge allegiance not because in the
under God part that wasn't really on my radar back in third grade
but because i got really uncomfortable in those things were everyone is kinda
speaking the same thing at the same time and I would just kinda lip sync
I never I never actually would say you know right
um and I think you know it's not only important to realize
should be separation of church and state rights
are a social level I think it's important to realize that patriotism
and related to business do not have to be one in the same
couldn't have said it better myself Louis on today's bonus Jill Lewis is on
fire today so Louis hosts and produces the bonus show so you're definitely
gonna want to tune in because
we can tell lewis's I E he's a he's doing really well today
that's for sure Japan and China's maglev trains
we will be discussing as well as quantum
cryptology and a drunk girl
whose blood alcohol level is recorded at a point
341 was it an air was she being served by Louis what exactly was going on David
Pakman dot com slash membership don't miss the bonus show:
it's very cool and the support our program which is mostly funded by you
back after this