Deborah Mathis: What if the Pledge of Allegiance is an ideal, not reality?

Therefore, if the court is correct in its take on the purpose of the pledge, I guess it did the right thing in declaring the "one nation under God" phrase unconstitutional. And it opened my eyes about "liberty and justice for all."

Still, there are going to be big problems getting the country to accept the premise that the pledge is to an ideal rather than a reality. Besides, many people won't give a hoot about the distinction.

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