I'm not writing the "sexy" First Amendment part of our appellate brief on the Pledge of Allegiance. My partner is doing the Establishment Clause ("Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion...") while I'm doing the "standing" issue. That is, may the non-custodial father bring a lawsuit for his injury due to the school's policy of reciting the Pledge in the classroom and therefore violating his personal right, when the custodial mother (who has the sole legal right to decide whether the child can be involved in the suit) opposes his claim? There is some interesting case law out there about anything from Amish parents to atheist parents... and parents have a fundamental right to direct the religious upbringing/education of their children guaranteed under the Due Process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.

I was thinking about the role of parents and what a significant and critical role they play in the development of their children and the influence they exert on their kids and their thinking, perspectives, etc. It's a little scary to think of what a big responsibilty that really is!