Semi Truths

TRUE: A federal judge of the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco declares that the Pledge of Allegiance violates the constitutional separation of Church and State. Constitutional scholars declare that the Supreme Court will review the case.

SEMITRUE: Declaring that “the Supreme Court is the only body almightier than the Supreme Being“, Justice Antonin Scalia declares that the following oath survives “Constitutional muster”:

We pledge allegiance to the Judge
of the Supreme Court of America

And to the Republicans
for which we stand

One nation, under foot
Take liberties, these Justices for All.

TRUE: As reported in many media outlets, and outlined on the FBI web page, rates for serious crimes such as rape, robbery, and homicide increased dramatically last year for the first time in almost a decade.

SEMITRUE: The White House Media Office is already gathering data regarding the rise in serious crime since January 2001 and is prepared to blame it all on Bill Clinton.