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Betsy Combier

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Email: betsy.combier@gmail.com

 
The E-Accountability Foundation announces the

'A for Accountability' Award

to those who are willing to whistleblow unjust, misleading, or false actions and claims of the politico-educational complex in order to bring about educational reform in favor of children of all races, intellectual ability and economic status. They ask questions that need to be asked, such as "where is the money?" and "Why does it have to be this way?" and they never give up. These people have withstood adversity and have held those who seem not to believe in honesty, integrity and compassion accountable for their actions. The winners of our "A" work to expose wrong-doing not for themselves, but for others - total strangers - for the "Greater Good"of the community and, by their actions, exemplify courage and self-less passion. They are parent advocates. We salute you.

Winners of the "A":

Johnnie Mae Allen
David Possner
Dee Alpert
Aaron Carr
Harris Lirtzman
Hipolito Colon
Larry Fisher
The Giraffe Project and Giraffe Heroes' Program
Jimmy Kilpatrick and George Scott
Zach Kopplin
Matthew LaClair
Wangari Maathai
Erich Martel
Steve Orel, in memoriam, Interversity, and The World of Opportunity
Marla Ruzicka, in Memoriam
Nancy Swan
Bob Witanek
Peyton Wolcott
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Schools Should/Should Not Allow Mention God in the Pledge of Allegiance?
Elk Grove Unified School District v Newdow,
          
Elk Grove Unified School District v. Newdow, 02-1624
February 17, 2004



separation of church and state


The ACLU asks that the mention of 'God' be removed from the Pledge of Allegiance.

Reviewing whether schools can constitutionally include the phrase 'under God,' when reciting the Pledge of Allegiance :

In 1954, Congress added the phrase 'under God' to the Pledge of Allegiance as part of the Cold War effort to distinguish the United States from 'godless' communists. The lower court in this case ruled that the inclusion of that phrase violates the Establishment Clause when the Pledge is recited in school. The friend-of-the-court brief submitted by the ACLU and others supports that conclusion. It notes the particular danger of linking religious belief and patriotism, and the particular risk that young schoolchildren will view the words "under God" as an endorsement of religion to the same degree as the Pledge is perceived as an endorsement of patriotism. The government argues that the phrase 'under God' in the Pledge is no different than the words 'In God We Trust' that appear on coins. Unlike the national motto, however, schoolchildren asked to recite the Pledge are being asked to express their personal belief in the values it embodies.

 
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