[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 115 (Wednesday, September 22, 2004)]
[House]
[Pages H7334-H7335]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           PLEDGE PROTECTION

  (Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas. Mr. Speaker, this week we will vote on 
keeping ``one Nation under God'' in the Pledge of Allegiance. The 
Pledge is

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under attack, and activists are using wayward judges to chip away at 
this time-honored tradition. Our national motto is ``In God We Trust.'' 
In Texas the people have already spoken. Starting last year, all school 
districts require students to recite the Pledge to the United States 
and Texas flags daily.
  The bill we have on the floor today is essential to ensuring that the 
will of the people of Texas is not circumvented by some unelected judge 
in another State. For the sake of our country's morale and heritage, we 
must keep ``under God'' in the Pledge.
  I will just close with God bless America.

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