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BWPOW - Stop living in the past. I know the history of the pledge. Been in a public school lately? Look at today's reality. Is the Pledge in school positive for America or negative. In my opinion it is positive. With so much negative crap why not instill some allegiance to America. With all the hyphenated Americans the Pledge can be a unifying force. The schools have discarded their role in teaching civic duty and pride in order to teach tolerance and cultural equivalence. As an aside, the Pledge is made to the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands. Not the governmental incarnation that changes every two years. I would love to see the fedgov drastically minimized in size, scope, and power but I ain’t holding my breathe. Meanwhile the government-education-union axis continues to indoctrinate American students in liberalism and if we can get the Pledge in there then I’m all for it.

amused - Again, give me a freakin break. Anyone who disagrees is free to ignore the Pledge. There ain't some Pledge enforcement team running around threatening students to say the Pledge or go to the Gulag. As for passing laws on the subject. What is the electorate to do when the education system is so heavily liberal that it refuses to help build good AMERICAN citizens by mandating, or in some cases even allowing, the Pledge. BTW, the laws passed always allow people to dissent. Again, children require guidance and leadership. If anyone has been over-exposed to liberals then it might be you since you seem to be ignoring the dissent clause that is part of every piece of legislation of which I am aware.

FReegards to both of you.

If anyone has been over-exposed to liberals then it might be you since you seem to be ignoring the dissent clause that is part of every piece of legislation of which I am aware.

I was unfamiliar with the particulars of the PA bill that cropped up immmediately after the original 3 man panel decision by the 9th Circuit earlier this year. I do not believe that anyone is forcing someone to recite the pledge at this time but it appears I misread your initial intentions which had less to do with mandating recital of the Pledge as opposed to making sure the Pledge has time allotted. It appears we were simply shouting past each other, and I apologize for the misunderstanding.