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Inglis statement on Pledge Protection Act
(June 29, 2006)
U.S. Rep. Bob Inglis (R-SC) made the following statement today regarding the Pledge Protection Act.
"Let’s start by agreeing that we want the words 'under God' to remain in the pledge of allegiance.
"Next, let’s agree that it’s important to do the right things in the right way.
"Where we differ is whether it’s a good idea to strip federal courts of the ability to hear constitutional claims. This bill would prohibit federal courts from hearing cases involving the pledge of allegiance. A liberal congress might someday try to strip the courts of the right to hear cases claiming other constitutional claims—the right to protest at abortion clinics or the right to distribute Gospel tracts, for example."
Inglis believes that citizens deserve the full protection of the Constitution and a fully empowered federal court system to protect those rights.
"The motives of the bill’s author are good, but we need to do the right thing in the right way. This is the wrong way to try to protect our clear right to recite the pledge of allegiance."