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Wednesday, September 14th, 2005 08:07 pmPledge of Allegiance ruled unconstitutional
Well, I'm pleased by that, but the ruling is only based on the words "under God" being in the pledge. If the ruling stands, they'll probably just rephrase it. I, on the other hand, have always been against the idea of being coerced into pledging allegiance to anything or anyone in the first place. The law says children have to go to school, but why should that mean they should have to pledge allegiance to this country? I'll choose who or what is worthy of my allegiance on my own, thank you very much, even when I'm not yet a legal adult. If I remember right, I usually chose to remain silent during the recitation. I found it especially silly to pledge allegiance to a piece of cloth. And knowing American history, the part about "with liberty and justice for all" was rather ironic.
Well, I'm pleased by that, but the ruling is only based on the words "under God" being in the pledge. If the ruling stands, they'll probably just rephrase it. I, on the other hand, have always been against the idea of being coerced into pledging allegiance to anything or anyone in the first place. The law says children have to go to school, but why should that mean they should have to pledge allegiance to this country? I'll choose who or what is worthy of my allegiance on my own, thank you very much, even when I'm not yet a legal adult. If I remember right, I usually chose to remain silent during the recitation. I found it especially silly to pledge allegiance to a piece of cloth. And knowing American history, the part about "with liberty and justice for all" was rather ironic.
