God and country. (Devil in the Details).(Brief Article)

THE 9TH U.S. CIRCUIT Court of Appeals--the sole remaining unabashedly liberal bastion in the entire federal government--has spoken, and has struck down the "under God" part of the Pledge of Allegiance as unconstitutional. John Ashcroft, of course, has countered, announcing that the government will appeal the ruling, which has been temporarily stayed, to the Supremes.

But Ashcroft is nothing if not a push-the-envelope guy, and the Prospect wonders whether "under God" really goes far enough for the little deacon of Judiciary Square. "Under," after ...