Whereas, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled on June 26, 2002 in Newdow v. U.S. Congress that both the 1954 act adding the words "under God" to the Pledge of Allegiance and the teacher-led recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance, with the added words included, in public schools violate the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment of the United States Constitution; and
Whereas, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has no jurisdiction over the Great State of Nebraska, meaning that its ruling in Newdow v. U.S. Congress lacks controlling authority here; and
Whereas, the recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance, including the words "under God," in the public schools of the Great State of Nebraska is an affirmation of the respect which its citizens have for the United States of America and the flag which represents it;