A federal judge has declared the Pledge of Allegiance to be an unconstitutional state endorsement of religion because it says, “under God.” What’s the libertarian stance on this? Well, personally, I don’t honestly see how a public school adopting a religious pledge infringes anyone’s “rights”. You can still be an atheist or Hindu even if the local government schools lead kids in a mindless chant.
But it seems to me we have to keep our eye on the ball. The main state evil is taxes. So do I support abortion or want it outlawed?–it depends on which one will lower my taxes. Do I want drugs legalized?–it depends, will it lower my taxes? Etc. I think we should found a political party dedicated to this proposition: the Tax Cut Party.
