Newdow Loses Round One Over “In God We Trust”

J.J. Jackson* | June 13, 2006

Michael Newdow is what we call a persistent little bastard. He’ll stop at nothing in his quest to enforce atheism as the State religion of the United States. He lost his first bought to have “In God We Trust” removed from U.S. Currency yesterday

A Sacramento federal judge on Monday tossed out atheist Michael Newdow’s challenge to the phrase “In God We Trust” as the national motto and its inscription on coins and currency.

Newdow argued that the slogan violates the establishment clause of the U.S. Constitution, which keeps government out of religion.

But U.S. District Judge Frank C. Damrell Jr. points out in an 18-page order that the federal appellate court with jurisdiction over California held in a 1970 opinion that the motto “has nothing whatsoever to do with the establishment of religion.”

“Its use is of a patriotic or ceremonial character and bears no true resemblance to a governmental sponsorship of a religious exercise,” the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled then.

Newdow argued that the case cited by Damrell was “wrongly decided.”

“Wrongly decided or not,” the judge wrote, “this court must, and does here, follow 9th Circuit precedent.”

The same appellate opinion disposes of Newdow’s claim that the use of the motto on coins and currency amounts to government coercion to proselytize or evangelize on behalf of monotheism, Damrell wrote.

Newdow said Monday he is optimistic about his chances on appeal to the 9th Circuit. - Sacramento Bee (subscription)

The judge upheld precedent which is startling enough in California! But like Newdow said he’s off to appeal because he thinks his brain is so much bigger than everyone else’s.

And in the process he’ll tie up the courts with his frivolous lawsuits for years because damn it, he just has to be right and wont stop until you can’t even have a church on the corner of a public street.

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