I am severely disappointed to see that the Southern Government wants to impose religious language on schools, but I am not surprised. Believe me that this is not where the fight ends. I am currently in discussion with individuals on what to do to ensure that Southern Schools remain Secular. I can say, at the very least, that no person voting for this has any right to swear to Olawakandi when taking office again. ßtop playing.
Just remember, we are only voting as to school bus decals and are not similarly determining the State laws as to classroom display (yet). The motto of our country has been displayed in classrooms throughout the South since before you were born; I certaintly remember it in my classes in the 1990s. So the notion that we are doing something radical or transformational isnt really sound.
You are welcome to stop using money which also contains the motto, but the federal courts have long held that the national motto and the slogan "has nothing whatsoever to do with the establishment of religion. Its use is of patriotic or ceremonial character and bears no true resemblance to a governmental sponsorship of a religious exercise." Those of us who are believers will not be cowed into ceasing the use of the word "God" while in public.
If you are trying to think of an adequate response, it does not appear that any Southern State currently prohibits donations of decals stating "In Science We Trust" if you want to pass around the collection plate.
