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Originally Posted by frau kaleun
Actually I kind of agree with you that, unless someone is being required to recite the pledge as "proof of loyalty" for some reason, it's prolly not unconstitutional for it to exist. Technically. I still dislike the idea of loyalty pledges in general, and the added "under God" doesn't help since it at least implies that there is some deity who is "over" the nation or its founding or it guiding principles.
Honestly they were still having us stand up to recite the pledge every morning in high school and I never recited it, simply because I did not like being told or expected to do so on demand. Nobody seemed to notice. Granted I still stood up, because I will do that much out of respect for certain things. I've always wondered though how much of a stink it might've caused had I just sat there and quietly gone about my business.
Furthermore, I think that Carthage should be destroyed.
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My g/f was just curious what (rougly) year it was because she stopped saying pledge of allegiance while being still in elementary school and was not required to recite in high school? She went to high school in mid 80s.