Murtha votes against protecting the Pledge of Allegiance
The U.S. House of Representatives voted yesterday to protect the
phrase "one nation, under God' in the Pledge of Allegiance. But the
vote was not unanimous. A final tally showed 260 'ayes' to 167 'nays.'
Included in the 'nay' group: Pennsylvania's Rep. John Murtha. [Roll
Call final vote results:
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The U.S. House voted to bar most federal courts from hearing cases
challenging the constitutionality of the pledge of allegiance, a
measure supporters said was needed to prevent judges from scrapping
the pledge's reference to God.
The chamber voted 260 to 167 to approve legislation that would strip
most federal courts, including the Supreme Court, of the right to take
cases challenging the pledge's reference to ``one nation, under God''
as an unlawful government endorsement of religion.
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