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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.
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We're agreed upon that. I only got on my horse to impress you
I was never a fan of the pledge in school, either. I used to make up funny words for it, or grumble my way through it, much the same way you did, and for the same reasons. Ironically, I had a completely opposite political ideology at the time from what I do now.
These days, I'm not sure how I feel about it. I've proudly stated the pledge many times in uniform, but the only oath that really stuck with me was to "uphold and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic". Strange how those different sentiments could come from the same person.
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Furthermore, I think that Carthage should be destroyed.
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By men on horses, preferably.
