State attorneys general seek pledge review. (In The Capital).

Attorneys general from all 50 states are urging the U.S. Supreme Court to review a federal appeals court decision that found the Pledge of Allegiance Pledge of Allegiance, in full, Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, oath that proclaims loyalty to the United States. and its national symbol. to be unconstitutional when recited in public schools.

Last year, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals caused a national uproar when it ruled that the Pledge's use of the phrase "under God" renders the patriotic ritual a religious profession and thereby unconstitutional for use in the public schools.

In mid June, 49 attorneys general filed a friend-of-the-court brief arguing for a reversal of the 9th Circuit's ruling in Newdow v. U.S. Congress. (The California attorney general The California Attorney General is the State Attorney General of the government of the state of California in the USA. The officer's duty is to ensure that "the laws of the state are uniformly and adequately enforced" (California Constitution, Article V, Section 13. plans to do a brief of his own.)

Elected officials have been quick to seek public favor for themselves on this issue.

"The Pledge of Allegiance is a beautiful expression of patriotism and freedom that in no way violates the Constitution," Kansas Attorney General Phill Kline This article is about the politician. For the composer with a similar name, see Phil Kline.

Phillip D. "Phill" Kline (born December 31, 1959) is the district attorney of Johnson County, Kansas, USA. told The Kansas City Kansas City, two adjacent cities of the same name, one (1990 pop. 149,767), seat of Wyandotte co., NE Kansas (inc. 1859), the other (1990 pop. 435,146), Clay, Jackson, and Platte counties, NW Mo. (inc. 1850). Star. "An activist court attempting to outlaw the Pledge of Allegiance in schools undermines the very foundation of our nation."

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3. a Quinnipiac University poll released in June, 89 percent of Americans want to keep "under God" in the Pledge. Six percent do not.

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