"In God We Trust"
The national motto is safe on Davidson County's government building.
Thank ... goodness.
The U.S. Supreme Court let stand a lower court ruling that found no offense in the words "In God We Trust" placed prominently on the outside of the county building in Lexington.
Very sensible. The national motto can't be unconstitutional, for heaven's sake.
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I never understood what was so bad about the original motto. "E pluribus unum" -- "From many, one" -- speaks to the whole idea of America, to me, anyway.
Posted on November 15, 2005 2:23 PM
Hey, don't lump me in with the huddled masses.
Posted on November 15, 2005 2:29 PM
Why, aren't you yearning to breathe free, too? :-)
Posted on November 16, 2005 6:11 AM
Just to be certain I understand this particular thread, Doug & Lex, you two are complaining that Davidson county was allowed to mention the G-word? Why is it that students are required to read the Qaran down at Chapel Hill, but we have the PC gestapo threatening us with lawsuits for saying Merry Christmas, insted of the requisite Happy Holidays? (Which, by the way, shows an ignorance of the English language... look at Holiday and see if you can tell it's roots.... Oops, now that word will be banned too!)
Posted on November 16, 2005 1:45 PM
By the way, an edit feature in these threads would be nice, I'm not nearly so bad at spelling as it would appear. Guess I need to use the preview feature a bit more.
Posted on November 16, 2005 1:47 PM
I'm not saying that at all, Ted, and I don't think Lex is. I'm fine with "In God We Trust" on the county building in Lexington -- and with the Ten Commandments in the Guilford County Courthouse.
Posted on November 16, 2005 1:56 PM
I misunderstood, I thought you were being a bit tongue in cheek. Did our National motto officially change though? I know "In God We Trust" is a slogan that's popular, but last I checked, E Pluribus Unum was still on my money too.
Posted on November 16, 2005 1:58 PM
According to Wikipedia, which granted struggles with accuracy issues from time to time, they're both official mottos.
Posted on November 16, 2005 2:03 PM