Florida Officially Adopts "In God We Trust" As Motto

In Florida yesterday, Gov. Jeb Bush signed into law a bill (H. 1145) formally making "In God We Trust" the official state motto. A House Staff Analysis had concluded that there likely were no serious Establishment Clause problems with adopting the motto. The Tallahassee Democrat reports that most people thought that this was already Florida's motto until two fourth-graders discovered that it was not formally in the state's statutes. Bush signed the law at a ceremony during this year's American Legion sponsored Boys State convention.