If the Supreme Court rejects the hearing of appeal then in essence it is allowing the 9th Circuit's ruling to stand.
This would mean that the words "under God" in the Pledge are indeed unconstituional and therefore not required to be spoken by children NATIONWIDE.
You cannot have a Federal law that is constitutional in some states and unconstitutional in other states. Equal protection and full faith clause.
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If the Supreme Court rejects the hearing of appeal then in essence it is allowing the 9th Circuit's ruling to stand. This would mean that the words "under God" in the Pledge are indeed unconstituional and therefore not required to be spoken by children NATIONWIDE. You cannot have a Federal law that is constitutional in some states and unconstitutional in other states. Equal protection and full faith clause.
Actually, you are forced to ACCEPT cash as a payment form. That's what the phrase "This note is legal tender for all debts, public and private" means.