[A suit filed by Edward Myers of Sterling, Va., a father of three, raised the objection to the phrase] one nation under God. ... The combination of God and country approaches a civic religion that is in competition with my religion.

It's so easy to say they should have just left, but it's not that easy. Many of the people who live there are actually dirt-poor people who don't own automobiles. A lot of them don't own homes. They're surviving day by day. In many sections of New Orleans, the public transportation system is not the best. How were they supposed to get out?