[jwalsh07]

Requiring children to recite it in public schools is unconstitutional

I repeat, nobody in America is forced to recite the pledge of allegiance. However, many of us have sworn oaths to defend the nation from enemies, both foreign and domestic.

Something tells me the left is going to rue this day.

[Tired of Taxes]

When a public schoolteacher - a representative of the gov't - stands before a class and leads them in a recital of the Pledge of Allegiance, the gov't is indeed indoctrinating children in a religious belief (i.e. "under God") without their parents' approval or the approval of the taxpayers, many of whom may not be religious.

If the words "under God" hadn't been added to the pledge in the first place, or if those words were removed, there wouldn't be a problem.

[Howlin]

And think of all the BS the kids do have to listen to.

[Protagoras]

However, many of us have sworn oaths to defend the nation from enemies, both foreign and domestic.

Domestic enemies are a problem area for those who have taken the oath but fall into the catagory themselves.