The Pendragon's Hall

Well, the justices finally got one right. Pardon me if I sound surprised but it happens so seldom. In a 5-4 ruling the US Supreme Court has decreed that atheist lawyer Michael Newdow cannot have the words "under God" stricken from the pledge of allegiance. Although they ruled on a technicality--that Newdow does not have custody of his daughter and cannot sue on her behalf--it is a heartening decision nonetheless. Since roughly 5% of the American public at any time claims to be atheist, it is another clear case of minority rules. For once, perhaps the Supreme Court is letting the will of the people prevail. I wouldn't count on it though. We'll have to continue fighting this battle until most of the country tells the rest of it to stuff it.