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Barney Frank Opposes Pledge of Allegiance

MassNews Staff
March 31, 2003

When 400 members of the U.S. Congress voted to reaffirm the Pledge of Allegiance wording, "One nation under God," there were only seven who voted against it. One of them was our own Barney Frank, the only negative vote in the New England region. The vote was in response to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals' ruling that the words represent a government endorsement of religion and were therefore unconstitutional. The court's ruling is headed to the U.S. Supreme Court, where it will likely be overturned and the pledge will be retained.