While I am fiercly patriotic, I don't believe anyone should be forced
to say a pledge. If someone is not happy with their government or it's
actions, they should not be forced to pledge allegiance to it.

The whole pledge should be removed from schools for the same reason
prayer was.



>Not to mention (if no one has posted it yet) that the phrase is not the original phrase as most older Americans know. I am in favor of saying the original pledge of allegiance in school. This is interesting:
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>http://history.vineyard.net/pledge.htm
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>>The phrase "One nation, under God" is entierly unconsitutional.
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>>The founding fathers didn't come here for religion. They came here
>>to have freedom of religion. Or from religion. They wanted the choice
>>to worship the way they wanted or not at all.
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>>"One nation, under God" implies everyone in the nation is unified in
>>submission to a god.
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>>>Why? What next? Please do not tell me!
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>>>http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=1125767