The pledge of alligience...

We used to have the pledge of allegiance at our school. But for some reason, they do have it anymore. Not that I care, or want to do it. I didn’t like doing it every morning. We only did in honor of those who died this year at our school. :( But yeah, it’s completely stupid, and the kid shouldn’t have got in trouble for not saying it, it shouldn’t matter. We don’t have to say the pledge at work do we? Unless you work at a school.

Well that’s plainly stupid. Nobody should get introuble for not saying the “pledge”. Is not mandatory. We have our rights as right as everybody else in the country, so by not saying the pledge it shouldn’t be count agaisn’t you. But for me, I don’t believe in the whole pledge thing, is a country which we live on, (has it flaws) but that doesn’t mean I am agaisnt the U.S. I love this country, but still, the kid had no right to get introuble, he may habe a belief, he may be an anarchist, or something. Furthermore, freedom of speech and whatever else, should be counted to kids as well. After all, they have the right as everybody else as well. =D So the kid had no fault. And shouldn’t have to get a punishment. =^.^=

The Supreme Court has already ruled that students cannot be forced to say the pledge.

what about freedom of expression?

thats so wrong!

plus yeah the whole ‘one nation under God’ deal makes me really mad but then again im an atheist…lol

I know around where I live they were trying to take it out of the schools and not let them say it. I went to a catholic grade school so I said it everyday. I said it in my public high school too. Everyone does have different beliefs I don’t think anyone should be forced to say anything that they don’t believe in. Personally I say because I know a lot of people who are fighting for our country but not everyone believes in the same thing.

I don’t think anyone should have to stand up and agree with anything. I am a christian, and if christian prayers were something that was done before school started every day, I wouldn’t want to force someone, with consequences, to do it if they didn’t believe. Although I may think they are wrong, no one should be forced. Thats the beauty of this country, (inspite of it’s many flaws) ; we can pray if we want without persecution and to have that right. We should be able to not pledge if we want. Although, question I thought of…I write it as a new question.

Forcing someone to say the pledge of allegiance goes against what we stand for! Freedom!

* Do you guys think that standing for the plege should be mandatory

No. In fact, I find the very concept of the pledge repugnant and refuse to ever say it. There is no place in a free society for unconditional pledges of allegiance. That’s the type of thing you expect from a communist state or a dictatorship.

True patriots pledge their allegiance to their countrymen and the principles that maintain their mutual freedoms.