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Originally posted by lurkette
They're not forced to stand and salute. The mere existence of a flag on property does not require any kind of allegiance.
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The reason I made a comment about that is that by school district policy, students at my high school would be suspended for not standing and reciting the pledge of allegiance.
As for the not being able to run, locally, a friend of mine tried to run for first selectman to raise awareness of issues with the cutting of the education budget. He was laughed at, and denied permission. Our town doesn't have any write-in system for voting. Until I'm old enough to be taken seriously as a candidate, I'll continue to try to raise awareness about issues that affect me.