Dear Senator Kaine,
As a constituent of yours and an adherent to Presidents Thomas Jefferson's and James Madison's constitutional principle of separation of church and state, your senatorial campaign ad alleging that WE are "one nation under God" is most disturbing.
The United States of America has NEVER been a nation under God. Permit me to remind you that you took an oath to uphold and defend the Constitution. The Constitution is clear: "We the People of the United States ... do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America." The United States is a secular nation.
As confirmation, the Constitution makes no mention of a god or gods and gave religion no role to play in our government.
I call upon you to live up to your oath and submit a bill to repeal the 1954 act that added "under God" to the Pledge of Allegiance.
Sincerely,
Robert V. Ritter
Falls Church, VA
