Not Your Sweetie

DeLay Threatens to Curb the Court's Jurisdiction

 Congress could remove federal courts'
jurisdiction to
rule on the Pledge of Allegiance if the
Supreme Court doesn't
overturn an appeals court decision that
bars children from
reciting the Pledge in school, House
Majority Leader Tom
DeLay said yesterday.
     "Congress for so long has
been lax in standing up for the
Constitution," the Texas
Republican told reporters during a
briefing yesterday. "There are
ways to express ourselves — for
instance, we could limit the
jurisdiction of the judicial branch.