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Originally Posted by DFINITLYDISTRUBD
For 30 years every person of authority has fed me (and you) the same old lies. They proudly proclaim (with their fingers crossed no less  ) that as an american I'm lucky. I live in the land of milk and honey. No other nation in the world is as free or well off as the good ol U.S.A.
I say not true. Why?:
Lets start at the begining:
From grades k-12 children and young adults are required (forced) to swear allegience to the U.S. (there are penalties for noncompliance)
There have been many controversies and lawsuits over this in the last decade or so, but for the wrong reason I'm less woried about god being in The Pledge of Allegiance than of the fact it is not optional (what happened to freedom of speach first of all, and second of all this is a binding verbal contract with the government. how many children do you know that fully understand this concept?). Speak or act out against the government you are officially guilty of breach of contract and treason. Why? because you swore to be loyal to them!
MORE EXCITING POSTS TO FOLLOW! (It's past my beddy-bye time!)     |
I know this is the very first post, but still.
I'm in Law Class, and the first thing my law teacher told me was that NO, YOU ARE NOT REQUIRED TO DO THE PLEDGE. If teachers tell you to, all you have to do is say that according to US Law, no one is required to say the Pledge of Allegiance. The only thing you're required to do is be respectable and QUIET for the people around you that DO want to pledge.
