[goldstategop]

Exactly. Students who don't want to recite the Pledge can opt out. Sure that makes them unpopular but if you can't stand up for your views without needing to run to a federal judge, you don't have what it takes to be an American. Oh my, we have such thin skins these days that we're afraid of views we find objectionable!

[cake_crumb]

"Oh my, we have such thin skins these days that we're afraid of views we find objectionable!"

Exactly. That's the excuse the ACLU has been using for years: one kid might feel unpopular for holding a view different from the majority...so the majority must be banned from expressing it's views.