Here's a start:
Posted on 11/13/2005 8:56:39 PM PST by NormsRevenge
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - An atheist who has spent years trying to ban recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance in public schools is now challenging the national motto printed on U.S. currency.
Michael Newdow said Sunday that he planned to file a federal lawsuit this week asking for the removal of the national motto, "In God We Trust," from U.S. coins and dollar bills. He claims it's an unconstitutional endorsement of religion and "excludes people who don't believe in God."
Newdow, a Sacramento doctor and lawyer who is an avowed atheist, used a similar argument when he challenged the Pledge of Allegiance in public schools because it contains the words "under God." He took his fight to the U.S. Supreme Court, which in 2004 said he lacked standing to bring the case because he didn't have custody of his daughter.
An identical lawsuit later brought by Newdow on behalf of parents with children in three Sacramento-area school districts is pending with the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, after a judge sided with the plaintiffs in September.
Newdow said his efforts are not spurred by an atheistic agenda, but rather by a desire to see the government adhere to the U.S. Constitution. He dismissed opponents' arguments that references to God in government honor the country's religious roots, saying constitutional rights should take precedent.
"It's not the history that counts. It's not the patriotism. What it is, is these people want to get their religious views in our government," he said.
This guy has waaayyyyyyy too much time on his hands.
Let's hope this case is in the Supreme Court and on the front page of the major newspapers in . . . October 2006.
An atheist who has spent years trying to ban recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance in public schools is now challenging the national motto printed on U.S. currency.
---Tell him to leave the country and live elsewhere or use checks. No one cares what HE wants.
Michael Newdow said Sunday that he planned to file a federal lawsuit this week asking for the removal of the national motto, "In God We Trust," from U.S. coins and dollar bills. He claims it's an unconstitutional endorsement of religion and "excludes people who don't believe in God."
----That works both ways, pal.It's unconstitutional for YOU to take OUR belief in God away as well. Bet you don't mind spending it when you want something.
Speaking of money .... I wonder how much this guy will make from this. Michael Newdow may become a professional law suit maker attacking every corner of America with God mentioned. He may make a name for himself and make allot of green paper with "In God We Trust" printed on them.
A doctor AND a lawyer. Okay, if you don't like your Federal Reserve Notes saying 'In God We Trust', send them all to me, and I will make sure they are properly disposed...
Thanks!
"It's not the history that counts. It's not the patriotism. What it is, is these people want to get their religious views in our government," he said.
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You doofus, it's RELIGIOUS VIEWS that created our government!!
I think this guy thinks he's the next Madeline Murray O'Hare or something. Give it a break, Michael. Make money some other way.
Here's a start:
Michael Newdow is cut from the same cloth as Cindy Sheehan. He either truly believes in what he's doing, or he totally feeds off of people hating him. Whatever the reason, nothing constructive will come of this. What a sad waste of time, energy, money, and resources.
You hit the nail on the head. He's exactly like Sheehan. He is a media hound, pure and simple. He just wants the attention. He thrives off the negativity he gets in return. He's like the little snot nosed loser kid in school.
In Atheist Anarchist Liberal Politically Correct ACLU Assholes We Don't
Soon to be extinct: apple pie and grandma.
Does this guy have a life?
If anybody needs a good dose of bird flu it's michael newdow.
Exactly. Like Sheehan, and like Tom Mauser. Thriving off the attention, while exploiting one's child. Only Newdow's child is still alive to disagree with him.
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