I say, Right On Obama, on saying e pluribus unum; and to hell with the U.S. Congress of 1956 for passing In God We Trust as our national motto.
The motto is opposed for a variety of reasons.
I have consitutional objections to the latest motto, as I'm sure Pres. Obama does to. What in god's tarnation is the U.S. talking about? If it is any god of this forum, then I hope to god it is not one of mine!
If Obama had the stupidity of saying "in god we trust' in a major muslim nation like Indonesia, it would probably have caused major riots, and major recruement sucesses for Al Qeada.
"E pluribus unum" refers to the fact that the United States was formed as a cohesive single nation as a result of the thirteen smaller colonies joining together which was the de facto motto of the U.S. until 1956. Pres. Obama likened it to the Indonesian motto "Bhinneka Tunggal Ika"-Unity in Diversity on Nov. 10, 2010.
And I want to congraulate President Obama on him giving a excellent speech in Indonesia.


Erno