Posted on 01/06/2016 5:36:19 AM PST by Kaslin
For more than a decade boys and girls at Glenview Elementary School would start the day by gathering on the playground to recite the Pledge of Allegiance. The children of Haddon Heights, New Jersey would conclude their patriotic service by saying "God bless America."
It was a tradition birthed by two kindergarten teachers in the aftermath of the Muslim terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 - a way to honor those who lost their lives on that terrible day.
But that tradition ended Monday - thanks to the American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey.
The school's principal sent a letter to parents advising them that "the Administration has decided to discontinue the official endorsement of reciting 'God bless America' at the end of the morning Pledge of Allegiance.'"
ACLU-NJ legal director Ed Barocas said reciting the phrase "God bless America" is unconstitutional, the Courier-Post reports.
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I agree
Sue the ACLU for billions. Tie them up in court for years and force them to spend money. They will quickly back down, because that’s what commies do when you hit them on the nose with a newspaper.
Yesssssss
Yes I do think so. Those lefties always lyin’ and deceiv’n with their opposite of what they actually do named organizations. They’ve been up to a whole lot of that the last few years.
Regardless of the sincerity, Obama says that at the end of speeches so why is it a problem?
The ACLU should be prosecuted under RICO and be forced to pay damages for public intimidation of people and children exercising their first amendment rights. Time Mark Levin took these guys on.
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