Reply #53: Someone can correct me if I’m wrong here….

[peterh]

What Thomas writes here has no real legal standing….it’s his commentary “outside” of the decision….I actually thought Rehnquist wrote this and Thomas and O’Conner concurred….still, it was a minority that signed the “outside” ramble….It’s a practice some Justices have been noted to do and it can be a source of confusion outside the legal circle…or so I’ve heard….

….and I agree with Barry Lynn, the issue will be brought back some time in the future…..

The Rev. Barry W. Lynn, executive director of Americans United for Separation
of Church and State, said he is disappointed.
"The justices ducked this constitutional issue today, but it is likely to come
back in the future," Lynn said. "Students should not feel compelled by school
officials to subscribe to a particular religious belief in order to show love of
country."