WHEREAS, Congress adopted the Pledge of Allegiance in its current form on June 15, 1954; and

WHEREAS, the current form of the pledge is as follows:

"I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all."; and

WHEREAS, the national motto of the United States is "In God We Trust" adopted by Congress on July 30, 1956; and

WHEREAS, through the passage of S. 2690 on October 8, 2002, (Public Law 107�293) Congress reaffirmed the reference to "one Nation under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance and reaffirmed that "God" remains in the national motto; and

WHEREAS, certain unelected federal judges have ruled that the Pledge of Allegiance is unconstitutional;

BE IT RESOLVED that the Republican Party in the above-named precinct urges the Congress to pass a constitutional amendment that will protect the rights of all Americans to recite and display the Pledge of Allegiance and the National Motto in their current forms.