"In a 396-9 vote, the House of Representatives reaffirmed 'In God We Trust' as the nation's motto on Wednesday. The resolution's Republican sponsor said it would clear up any confusion President Obama created by once referring mistakenly to 'E Pluribus Unum' — a Latin phrase meaning 'out of many, one' — as our motto. ('In God We Trust' replaced 'E Pluribus Unum' in 1956.) Obama mocked Congress for frittering away its day on such a symbolic gesture instead of focusing on creating jobs."
Link.
Does anyone else like "E Pluribus Unum" better? Why was it changed, along with The Pledge of Allegiance, back in the last century? This would be a great springboard into attacking religion again on my part but I think I'm going to take a pass today, anyone who reads this blog already knows my views: if you're a Christian get some help! There are some great psychotropic medications on the market these days...
In other news, the House of Representatives will be holding votes all week to reaffirm the following:
The bald eagle as the nation's symbol. Too bad we didn't go with the turkey, it seems more apropos these days, no?
The Star Spangled Banner as the nation's anthem. However, the House may try to tweak Francis Scott Key's famous poem by adding God somewhere in the patriotic song.
The American Flag. The House will declare that yes indeed the flag has 13 stripes representing the original 13 colonies and 50 stars representing all fifty states. The colors will also be reaffirmed as such: white signifying purity and hope, red standing for courage and sacrifice, and blue representing freedom, truth and justice. Why one of these colors doesn't represent the Christian God was an egregious oversight by our forefathers!
Taking a back seat to the legislation mentioned above will be jobs and the economy. God bless America...
3 comments:
Preach it, brother! I'm with you!
Well, I guess they have a right to do that, since they've fixed the economy, and created a brilliant jobs bill to get more Americans working, and they've ended the wars, and......
They haven't done anything?
Asshats.
I'm sure there are many people (read: nut jobs) who this this waste of time was important, however, we you look at the country today, perhaps there would be far better uses of our legislator's time!
Oh, yeah, gobble gobble gobble....
Post a Comment