[so_real]

And I pledge my allegiance to God, Family, and Country in that order. Not so different really. The Constitution and Declaration are not symbolic but the Flag is.

As for the Framers ... On June 14, 1777, in order to establish an official flag for the new nation, the Continental Congress passed the first Flag Act: "Resolved, That the flag of the United States be made of thirteen stripes, alternate red and white; that the union be thirteen stars, white in a blue field, representing a new Constellation." Seeing as this was done a year after the Declaration was written, it seems to me that they placed some importance to the symbolism after all.

[billbears]

Of course they had a flag. Every nation has a flag. Just because they designed it doesn't mean they placed the import on it that you are doing. It's sort of one of the things you do. Write a constitution, develop the government, and oh yes, design a flag to put on your ships!! Sort of prevented getting shot and boarded wouldn't you think?

And yet you take this as some sign that the Framers put the same level of importance to a symbol as you do? Where's the pledge? Oh, I forgot that was written by a Socialist over a hundred years later.