So.....State legislatures are allowed to freely violate Constitutional rights? Constitutional rights can only be violated by the FedGov?
Guvna can suspend habeus corpus all he wants ‘cause he’s not “the feds”? Staties can search you all they want ‘cause they’re not federal marshalls? Texas can establish a state religion because, afterall, they’re not the fedgov? TX can shut down the Houston Chronicle because the Constitution only applies to violations by the fedgov? TX can take away all your firearms ‘cause they’re not the ATF?
You think the Supremes would agree or would the Supremes rule that local governments cannot violate your Constitutional rights either??
As stated, I have no problem with God being in the Pledge or any other pledge, but making it “mandatory by law” just doesn’t fly right.
IIRC, the 14th amendment applies federal protection of rights to states.
My main question in all this is, “How is putting ‘God’ in the Pledge an establishment of religion?” Are people these days aware of what the term “establishment” even means, anymore?