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Father files grievance over the "pledge of allegance".
Washington Times ^ | 12-1`2-01 | By Vaishali Honawar

Posted on 12/12/2001 9:14:50 AM PST by vannrox

Edited on 07/12/2004 3:50:03 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

A Loudoun County father has filed a civil rights grievance to stop Virginia school students from reciting the Pledge of Allegiance because he says the words exclude foreign nationals and offend some religions.

Edward Myers, an American citizen and a software engineer from Sterling, has petitioned the U.S. Department of Justice to replace the pledge with patriotic songs and sayings that are neutral to religion and citizenship and therefore more inclusive than the pledge itself.


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Let me guess...

Democrat?
1 posted on 12/12/2001 9:14:51 AM PST by vannrox
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To: vannrox
or maybe ahole...

Is that redundant?
2 posted on 12/12/2001 9:16:49 AM PST by Texas_Jarhead
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If he doesn't like the Pledge of Allegiance, he can just get out. People are dying to come to America and then complain about junk like this - just leave.
3 posted on 12/12/2001 9:18:12 AM PST by Peach
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To: vannrox
A Loudoun County father has filed a civil rights grievance to stop Virginia school students from reciting the Pledge of Allegiance because he says the words exclude foreign nationals and offend some religions.

Our Society and even our Civilization is thus reduced to "rule of the lowest common dimwit among us." One rotten apple does indeed spoil the whole bunch......

5 posted on 12/12/2001 9:21:05 AM PST by Surge-on
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I have 1 word for Mr. Myers, LEAVE!
6 posted on 12/12/2001 9:24:18 AM PST by HELLRAISER II
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"...While Mr. Myers' campaign is still a one-man drive, he said he is aware that several foreigners are not comfortable saying the pledge..."


What are Foreigners doing attending our High Schools?


7 posted on 12/12/2001 9:28:04 AM PST by vannrox
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To: Peach
Thank you. You said it before I could.
8 posted on 12/12/2001 9:29:08 AM PST by Pern
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To: vannrox
It is simple -- as long as he continues this campaign, have a peaceful demonstration on the street in front of his house and recite the pledge of allegance aloud. Do it every Saturday morning at 11:00 am. Assemble, do the pledge, then leave. Hand out flyers to folks who ask why it is being done, explaining the nature of the protest.

Repeat protest until he desists from his grievance. He has a right to not to say it. We have a right to say it. Let's see who gets tired first.

9 posted on 12/12/2001 9:30:03 AM PST by No Truce With Kings
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After the September 11 attacks, schools around the Washington region reported that several students, who did not usually participate in reciting the pledge, were beginning to say it.

No! How horrible! What a travesty!

10 posted on 12/12/2001 9:31:19 AM PST by cantfindagoodscreenname
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To: vannrox
How does "...one nation under God..." exclude other religions, other than wiccans or paganism?
11 posted on 12/12/2001 9:31:53 AM PST by A Navy Vet
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A Loudoun County father has filed a civil rights grievance to stop Virginia school students from reciting the Pledge of Allegiance because he says the words exclude foreign nationals and offend some religions.

Why could an individual subvert the right of a school or a nation its character and history and then claim their rights has been infringed? The judge should throw this suit out, right subversion is a nono in this right subversion by terror atmosphere. After all no one forced him to accept the pledge and when I was an exchange student no one ever forced me to pledge. I still did because I was taught to be polite and honor the nation hosting me, but I never was forced to do so.

These people have no idea about what they are destroying. They are destroying exactly what I had benefited from when in a US high school.

12 posted on 12/12/2001 9:32:20 AM PST by lavaroise
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. . . maybe when his son grows up; he too, can follow in the footsteps of John Walker and become a Middle Eastern terrorist and American traitor as well.

'. . .do his Daddy proud' so to speak. . .

13 posted on 12/12/2001 9:32:29 AM PST by cricket
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While I consider myself pretty fair about most things, I consider this pretty $hitty. They move to the greatest country in the world, presumeably because they wish to be part of it & become a citizen & to partake in all the benefits that are associated with it. Then after accepting all these benefits they begin to bitch & complain about reciting the Pledge of Allegience.
Once upon a time our diversity was a plus, now I believe it has become a blight upon our country that not only has cost us with American lives (WTC) but now they are after our religion & patriotism. Again I have just one word for these ungrateful SOB's, LEAVE!
14 posted on 12/12/2001 9:35:14 AM PST by HELLRAISER II
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Yeah, I saw that this morning. What a disgrace! If this schmuck doesn't like America, why can't he move back to France, or some other Communist paradise!?

Hey buddy, which national anthem do you think they say in France? Or Germany? Do you think that either France or Germany would enable you to make such a rich living by conducting business in (your language) JUST so you can understand what's going on? NO.  This is the greatest country on the WHOLE DANG PLANET, with MORE opportunity and a greater CHANCE of personal freedom than you'll find ANYWHERE ELSE.. If you don't like it, move the hell somewhere else.

Jerks like this must make PFAW and ACLU (those Soviet agents, all of 'em!) proud.

}:/ ttt

15 posted on 12/12/2001 9:35:25 AM PST by detsaoT
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"While Mr. Myers' campaign is still a one-man drive..."

Please allow me to enter a correction here: Whatever else Myers may be - lunatic, whacko, traitor, pervert, whatever - he is most certainly NOT a "man"!!!

16 posted on 12/12/2001 9:37:46 AM PST by Redbob
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I believe the correct term would be "PUNK".
17 posted on 12/12/2001 10:00:11 AM PST by HELLRAISER II
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To: Peach
If he doesn't like the Pledge of Allegiance, he can just get out

I took an oath to defend the Constitution and this Nation against all ememies, foriegn and domestic. I think an oath of allegence to a piece of cloth is lame as well as stupid.

18 posted on 12/12/2001 10:14:21 AM PST by GingisK
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To: vannrox
Wouldn't surprise me if this father might be supporting members of the foreign army which has infiltrated our country and caused the 9/11 terrorist attack. Yes, what are those foreigners doing in our public schools. If they are so offended by the pledge, maybe they would be happier living somewhere else.

No doubt one of the people hating the pledge is his foreign born wife. Wonder if she was one of those people whose citizenship Gore illegally hurried through.

19 posted on 12/12/2001 10:26:05 AM PST by Dante3
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Mr Myers' son can stand or sit respectfully silent while others recite the pledge.
20 posted on 12/12/2001 10:26:32 AM PST by pubmom
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