You are flat WRONG!
Its a pledge to the REPUBLIC, i.e. the form of government establish by the Constitution.
So in essence, it is a pledge to the Constitution itself.
Nope, sorry! The Pledge very clearly and explicitly places the flag itself first, and the Republic subordinate to it.
Bingo Earl. "...and to the REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS" !
Is English that hard to interpret??
Sometimes people who believe in Sola Scriptura, i.e. the Bible only, get so deep into the weeds that they can't see the beautiful field that contains the weed. JMHO.
I stand corrected. I should not have said that the Pledge is a pledge to the government. I would however contend that there are a significant number of people who do not make that distinction.
My point really is that based on what I’ve read about the Founders, they would not have condoned a pledge of any sort. Wasn’t it Jefferson who considered himself a Virginian first and an American second?