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Originally Posted by sob
Now for the legal: A court case in California was decided in favor of a student (female) who didn't wish to recite the pledge. I hate to say it, but I agree. If you're screwed up enough, and ungrateful enough to have that attitude, it's inappropriate for our country's laws to require it.
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The flag's representations change from person to person depending on the perception of the government, civilians, or the United States as a whole at any given time. What if someone has just come back from Iraq with both legs lost to a guy with a bomb who thinks America is trying to take over the world? It's okay for that guy to be pissed off at America, represented currently by warlords with ambitrions of domination. It's okay for someone to be pissed off at America because a federal court case ends up turning on a technicality and the guilty party goes free to act illegally again. It's even okay for someone to see another democracy or republic that has a better way of doing something - let's say healthcare or civil rights - and to be embarassed that we aren't moving forward towards the future of freedom and liberty.
As my forementioned 16 year-old little brother decided (all on his own), he wants to pledge aliegence to the constitution, not the flag. That's okay with me, is that okay with you? It's not ungrateful. It's knowing that it's a lot easier to change the meaning of a flag than it is to change the meaning of a written document which clearly sets the rules and rights for liberty.