If they were good judges they would have ruled on it instead of bowing/fearing the majority of the country.
The S.C. will have to eventually rule on it instead of cowardly passing it based on standing, and there can only be one ruling which is against the current version and in favor of the original, which is why I think they passed the buck.
And I say the only ruling is that is because no matter how much you want it to be otherwise it is favoring a religion which is unconstitutional. And those who hide their true intent behind ceremonial deism just have to look at those who opposed the restoration of the pledge to see that it is indeed a religous issue and not an historical / deism one.