As news breaks that Gov. Sarah Palin is to become a grandmother, much of the media is scurrying to find her stance on sex education. But there’s possibly some other Palin policy positions that need to be looked at: like her seemingly flawed to nonexistent grasp of US constitutional law and history. There were already concerns that, two months ago, she seemingly didn’t know what the veep does. But what could become interesting is what she told the Eagle Forum Alaska in their 2006 Gubernatorial Candidate Questionnaire.
11. Are you offended by the phrase “Under God” in the Pledge of Allegiance? Why or why not?
SP: Not on your life. If it was good enough for the founding fathers, its good enough for me and I’ll fight in defense of our Pledge of Allegiance.
To be fair, the word “under” does appear in the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution. The word God is in the Declaration (well, the term “Nature’s God,” so read up on Deism for what that means.) But “Under God”? Not so much.
So, unless Palin thinks Rep. Charles Oakman, R-MI, was a founding father, it’s hard to see how the literal constitutionalist wing of the GOP is going to be overly happy about her.
This article appears in August 29 • 2008.
