Originally posted by Associated PressThe Supreme Court at least temporarily preserved the phrase "one nation, under God," in the Pledge of Allegiance, ruling today that a California atheist could not challenge the patriotic oath while sidestepping the broader question of separation of church and state.
The decision leaves untouched the practice in which millions of schoolchildren around the country begin the day by reciting the pledge.
The court said the atheist could not sue to ban the pledge from his daughter's school and others because he did not have legal authority to speak for her.
Unfortunately, the Court took the easy way out. More than likely, the Supreme Court will see this one again...
However, if he did not have standing, how in the world could the Ninth Circit justify moving it along(that is a rhetorical question...)
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I'm actually more concerned about the fact that they claimed he didn't have sufficient parental rights to make the decision. From what I read, he has the child in his custody for 10/30 of the month.
I didn't realize you had to have parental custody of your child for more than 50% of the time in order to make decisions regarding their upbringing.
This seems to be a new interpretation of the law - although I am not a child of divorce, nor do I have kids, nor am I divorced - so I claim ignornance here.
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Originally posted by Guru ZimFrom what I read, he has the child in his custody for 10/30 of the month.
My understanding was that he had no parental rights to tthe child whatsoever, but that his rights were being ocntested in court.
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Fellow Americans, here lies a graceful and a gallant man. - Dick Cheney, 6/9/2004
Reagan had a rare and prized gift called leadership, that ineffable and sometimes magical quality that sets some men and women apart so that millions will follow them as they conjure up grand visions and invite their countrymen to dream big and exciting dreams.-Brian Mulroney, 6/11/2004
"I may be the best father in the world," Newdow said shortly after the ruling was announced. "She spends 10 days a month with me. The suggestion that I don't have sufficient custody is just incredible. This is such a blow for parental rights."
Oh right, you're the world's best dad. I know I'm just one of millions who wish our dad would thrust us into the spotlight over a fight we never gave a shit about from the start because he likes to cause controversy and has a personal grudge against religion. Give that guy TWO gifts next Sunday.
What a horse's ass.
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Oh right, you're the world's best dad. I know I'm just one of millions who wish our dad would thrust us into the spotlight over a fight we never gave a shit about from the start because he likes to cause controversy and has a personal grudge against religion. Give that guy TWO gifts next Sunday.
What a horse's ass.
In this case you are right, but the High Court just set what I think is a really bad precedent. The father of a child,especially when he has even limited custody, should clearly have the right to stand up for the child.
Again, the result of this case is the correct one in my view since it is farly widely known that the child really didn't have an objection to the "under god" phrase. However, this is a huge blow to the rights of fathers.
I choose to remain optomistic that another case will clear up some of that soon enough. The decision really reads like a "we don't want this guy to win because he's an asshole" way to leave the pledge wording alone.
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Originally posted by y2comaIn this case you are right, but the High Court just set what I think is a really bad precedent. The father of a child,especially when he has even limited custody, should clearly have the right to stand up for the child.
Again, the result of this case is the correct one in my view since it is farly widely known that the child really didn't have an objection to the "under god" phrase. However, this is a huge blow to the rights of fathers.
Actually, I'd suggest that this is the best possible decision for those concerned about the rights of non-custodial parents. Rather than establishing FEDERAL standards for custody, consent decrees, and other parental issues, the Supremes deferred to the individual states and their long established policies regarding those matters. While it is clear to anyone that their are major problems with the way that some states handle father's rights, I'd much rather that be left in the province of the state courts and legislatures than be handed over to the Federal Judiciary. For more from this point of view, Dahlia Lithwick ( http://slate.msn.com/id/2102381/ ) has what I think is the absolute best take on this issue.
Originally posted by Barbwire MikeI choose to remain optomistic that another case will clear up some of that soon enough. The decision really reads like a "we don't want this guy to win because he's an asshole" way to leave the pledge wording alone.
As one of my wife's law professors always used to say, "Bad facts make bad law." This is one of the cases where I think the best thing they could have done was just what they did. Given that the 9th circuit had horribly botched the case, what a surprise, and it never should have gone this far, it was decided pretty well. They didn't make any grand pronouncements one way or the other, they merely said that this isn't the right case or set of facts with which to make a decision.
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