Posted on 04/09/2019 11:16:10 PM PDT by knighthawk
An Alabama lawmaker introduced a bill last week to make sure the Pledge of Allegiance stays in public schools.
Republican House Majority Leader Nathaniel Ledbetter found out his grandchild’s school wasn’t reciting the pledge every morning, despite a state Board of Education requirement, AL.com reported. House Bill 339 would transfer authority over the pledge from the school board.
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This should be a national bill.
The NFL should add it to their pre-game ceremonies.
Bump for Liberty and Justice for all.
My new home.
Sweet home Alabama.
“This should be a national bill.”
Common sense doesn’t require a bill to do the right thing. And for the record, any foreign nationals can stand respectfully ceremony.
Add to the bill a lesson for the kiddies on the dangers of communism.
Amazingly last week while shopping in WalMart I heard “Sweet Home Alabama” playing over the PA system. I couldn’t believe my ears. Looking around I was the only white in a sea of minorities. IIRC, it had been singled out by the left as “racist” because the recording incorporates black choir music or something of that nature.
The problem with reciting the Pledge is the courts have long said students can't be forced to recite it. So many students will not do it that if you try, you begin the day with a discipline problem.
Good news. I trust it passes.
JoMa
Not a good idea.
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