[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 8]
[House]
[Page 11450]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




   NOTIFYING MEMBERS TO CONTACT COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY TO COSPONSOR 
               RESOLUTION REGARDING PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

  (Mr. SENSENBRENNER asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SENSENBRENNER. Mr. Speaker, earlier today, the United States 
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held that the Pledge of 
Allegiance is an unconstitutional endorsement of religion. This ruling 
treats any public religious reference as inherently evil and is an 
attempt to remove religious speech from the public arena from those who 
disagree.
  This ruling is ridiculous, and I have introduced a resolution today 
with the gentleman from Mississippi (Mr. Pickering) that specifically 
states that the phrase ``one Nation, under God'' should remain in the 
Pledge of Allegiance, and that the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals 
should agree to rehear this ruling en banc to reverse this 
constitutionally infirm and historically inaccurate ruling.
  Members who wish to cosponsor this resolution should contact the 
Committee on the Judiciary at 5-3190. It is my hope that the House of 
Representatives will bring it up promptly.

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