PatRobertson.com

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va., June 26, 2002-Thomas Jefferson, the author of the Declaration of Independence, warned that if judges were the sole arbiters of the Constitution, then this country would be placed, and I quote, "under the tyranny of an oligarchy." The outrageous action of the 9th Circuit in attempting to overrule the decades-old statute of the people's congress placing the words "under God" in our Pledge of Allegiance proves that the words of Jefferson were prophetic.

Every constitution of the fifty states which make up our union contains a reference to God. Oaths sworn in court use the phrase "…so help me God." The Supreme Court convenes with a prayer, "God save this honorable court." We are, and have continued to be, a religious people since our founding.

Now, a tiny minority is using the federal court system to attempt to dismantle our entire public affirmation of faith in God. After the shocking events of September 11th, I was asked on television interviews, "Where was God in all of this?" The court should realize that if something much more terrible than September 11th befalls our beloved nation, the answer to the question "Where was God in all of this (?)" may well be "He was excluded by the 9th Circuit."

My legal experts tell me that the 9th Circuit is the most reversed federal circuit in the entire federal judicial system. I pray that in order to preserve our freedom as Americans and build a bulwark of spiritual protection against those who wish to destroy us, that the Supreme Court will acknowledge the heartfelt desire of the vast majority of the American people and overturn this senseless act of judicial tyranny of the 9th Circuit.