Well, it appears as usual that the Constitutional ignorance of the current generation materializes in true form once again.
One three-letter word that happens to be the most-hated and most-feared in all the universe has been spotted in the newspapers.
That word, of course, is "God." It is a word used as a curse everyday by those very same people that despise it's proper use.
Especially when used in the same sentence as "government" or "Constitution."
A few weeks ago, some nobody named Michael Newdow decided he was due for his 15 minutes of fame. So he tapped the dusty recesses of the public's mind and brought forth the ridiculous argument of "Separation of Church and State" to attack the explicit word from being used in America's Pledge of Allegiance.
A Pledge, I might add, that is not forced upon in whole or in part upon the populous.
I agree with Mr. Ames in that "Separation of Church and State" appears absolutely nowhere in the Constitution and anyone who has actually read it and more importantly comprehended it (it's all so very simple, actually) can see it quite plainly.
I have to strongly disagree with Mr Wolfe, though.
The Constititution is most certainly not open to interpretation. So very little of it even could be remotely interpreted differently than it is written. What is the sense of a rule of law that is not concrete? It's not abstract; it's not a fable or allegory. Some things just simply "are." The Constitution tells the government what it can and cannot do.
Point blank.
The ideas that our Constitution is "interpretable" and there are mythical portions of it were invented by "squeaky wheels" who like Mr. Newdow, just want their brief moment of infamy.
The point of this letter is not just to gain a sensible support of what other pro-Pledge supporters argue, but also to let people know that our Constitution is not something written in pencil.
People and the judiciary feel they can overstep their bounds by writing laws (which, ironically, is a violation the Constitution) simply because they have different opinions.
Unfortunately for some, some opinions are wrong.
I'm sure some people think murder is just dandy!
Some people think that having to hear someone say "under God" is just as heinous a crime.