BS!
When & where did Kaepernick - who began this sitdown turned kneel down protest - ever mentioned the 3rd stanza as an issue .
When & where was the 3rd stanza ever song at an NFL game.
The issue is Kaepernick and company's desire to dishonor Americans' flag and country to advance an anti-cop, anti-American leftwing radical agenda - while disguising it as anti-oppression & pro-justice agenda .
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The issue is Kaepernick"
It's not limited to Kaepernick, and I didn't mention Kaepernick in particular. Contrary to what you wrote, anti-American interests funded by many local government and corporate sponsors are also pushing to change our National Anthem.
Broncos LB Brandon Marshall challenges sanctity of national anthem citing third stanza By Cameron Wolfe | cwolfe@denverpost.com | The Denver Post
http://www.denverpost.com/2016/09/09/broncos-brandon-marshall-challenges-sanctity-national-anthem-third-stanza-need-for-more-police-training/ PUBLISHED: September 9, 2016
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Initially, Broncos linebacker Brandon Marshall had a different reason to kneel during the national anthem before Thursday night’s season opener. He found disdain in the words and meaning behind the national anthem, particularly the third stanza."
Who would be surprised, if anti-National-Anthem propaganda is taught to children in "black history" classes?
Star-Spangled Bigotry: The Hidden Racist History of the National Anthem [Black identity, anti-American site, dated 07-04-16]
http://www.theroot.com/star-spangled-bigotry-the-hidden-racist-history-of-the-1790855893
OpEd: Colin Kaepernick and the Racist History of Our National Anthemhttps://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/oped-colin-kaepernick-racist-history-our-national-anthem-n642636
Colin Kaepernick jersey leads NFL sales after national anthem protesthttp://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/colin-kaepernick-jersey-leads-nfl-sales-national-anthem-protest/
KING: Why I'll never stand again for 'The Star-Spangled Banner' New York Daily News - August 29, 2016
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/king-stand-star-spangled-banner-article-1.2770075
Colin Kaepernick controversy: Does National Anthem celebrate slavery? http://www.mercurynews.com/2016/08/30/colin-kaepernick-controversy-does-national-anthem-celebrate-slavery/
Is the National Anthem Racist? Beyond the Debate Over Colin Kaepernickhttps://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/03/arts/music/colin-kaepernick-national-anthem.html
High School Football Players Across the U.S. Join Kaepernick, Refuse to Stand for National Anthem By Sarah Lazare / AlterNet
September 12, 2016
http://www.alternet.org/civil-liberties/high-school-football-players-across-us-join-kaepernick-refuse-stand-national-anthem
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“I am well aware of the third verse of the national anthem which is not usually sung, and I know that the words of the song were not originally meant to include people like me," Tigers coach Preston Brown told NBC 10 on Saturday."
The unexpected connection between slavery, NFL protests and the national anthemhttp://edition.cnn.com/2016/08/29/sport/colin-kaepernick-flag-protest-has-history-trnd/index.html
The National Anthem Questionhttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-f-walsh/the-national-anthem-quest_b_11956034.html
There are many more articles on the issue. They are striving toward demanding that our National Anthem be changed, and that must not be allowed to happen.