For God and Country

White Lake, NC – Congressional candidate Will Breazeale said here today “I am
appalled by the news that Speaker Pelosi agrees with the decision of the
Capital Architect refusing to allow the word God on a certificate issued with
a flag purchased by an Eagle Scout to honor the scout’s grandfather.” He went
on to say “The specific phrase, ‘In honor of my grandfather Marcel Larochelle,
and his dedication and love of God, country, and family’, is hardly a
subversive attempt to undermine the foundation of the nation.”

Very similar phrases can be found in many places that are hardly subversive or
political in nature. Take the American Legion: the Legion’s constitution
begins: "For God and Country, we associate ourselves together. . ."

The Boy Scouts’ oath: “To do my duty to God and my country and to obey the Scout
Law”

The Girl Scouts: “On my honor, I will try: To serve God and my country, To help
people at all times, And to live by the Girl Scout Law.

The North Carolina Constitution : “We, the people of the State of North
Carolina, grateful to Almighty God…”

The Declaration of Independence: “When in the Course of human events, it becomes
necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected
them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate
and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle
them...”

Breazeale agrees with the more than 100 members of Congress who have signed onto
a letter from Ohio Congressman Michael Turner to Pelosi calling for a change in
the policy and calls on Rep. Mike McIntyre, who voted to elect Speaker Pelosi,
to sign on as well.

According to Rep. Turner members of Congress vet the appropriateness of messages
constituents request with the flags, and their discretion should be
sufficient.

"We have the responsibility for these common sense issues that might arise with
flag inscriptions and this one is basic," Turner said. "The architect has
decided the word 'God' is offensive. This rule should not be allowed to
stand."