Here we go again. The U.S. 9th District Circuit Court has decided not to review its ruling finding the Pledge of Allegiance unconstitutional. What absolute crap.

A federal appeals court Friday rejected the Bush administration’s request to reconsider its decision that the Pledge of Allegiance is unconstitutional because of the phrase “under God.”

This now means the case almost certainly will go to the U.S. Supreme Court, says CBSNews.com legal analyst Andrew Cohen, where at least one justice, Antonin Scalia, said in January that judges who declared the pledge unconstitutional had some “plausible support” to reach their conclusion. Most legal experts, however, think the high court will overturn that conclusion and uphold the pledge as is.

From the Associated Press:

In a telephone interview Friday with The Associated Press, Newdow praised the court.

“This makes our country stronger when everyone’s views are given equality, especially when it comes to religion,” said Newdow, who received death threats last summer after the initial ruling.

Told that Elk Grove’s 53,000 students would no longer be asked to recite the pledge, he added, “It’s good to know they’re following the Constitution.”

I gave a lengthy rebuttal to the Free Lance-Star concerning the consequences of removing God from law. This country was founded on inalienable rights guarenteed by “our Creator,” and that foundation extends to the Constitution. Even the acknowledgement of freedom of religion in the First Amendment gives credence to that. It’s freedom of religion, not freedom from religion. . .