The Pledge Protection Act has failed to get out of the House Judiciary Committee yet again!

In a stellar repeat performance today, U.S. Rep. Bob Inglis (R- S.C.) again withheld his support from H.R 2389, a Religious Right-backed, court-stripping measure that would bar the federal courts from hearing cases involving the Pledge of Allegiance. Inglis’ “no” vote yesterday created a […] Read More

The battle over the Pledge Protection Act isn’t quite over yet.

Yesterday, U.S. Rep. Bob Inglis (R-S.C.) stunned his fellow Republicans by voting against the measure in the House Judiciary Committee. Inglis’ vote created a 15-15 split, meaning that the proposed legislation would not advance to the House floor.

Angry Religious Right activists and their Republican allies immediately began pressuring […] Read More