2006-09-28 14:34:50 · 30 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Civic Participation
yes its your choice
2006-09-28 14:36:51 · answer #1 · answered by marynew8 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have the Constitutional right to sit and not participate. However, out of respect, you should stand and remain quiet until everyone else has finished pledging allegiance. Same rules apply to the National Anthem.
Ever gone to a sporting event where there is a team from another country and someone sings the national anthem of the team from the other country? Everyone stands and shows respect, however they do not participate in the singing of the anthem (unless they are from that country, of course).
2006-09-28 18:58:01 · answer #2 · answered by hawk79 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, Riley, what country do you want to pledge your allegiance to? If you're just asking a simple question, then yes, it is legal. If you're asking because you just don't want to stand, then you're in for a rough road. Just look at the sentiments of most of the answerers here. Does that tell you anything?
You have fellow countrymen out there dying for you so you can live in a free country. Truly listen to the words of the pledge and don't recite it out of habit. It is truly meaningful. Peace to you.
2006-09-28 14:51:05 · answer #3 · answered by Kate 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If students wish not to say the pledge, it is their right, whether you agree with their choice or not. But at the same time, those not saying the pledge must show respect by being quiet while others say the pledge,? said Ed Yonka, ACLU representative.
2006-09-28 15:23:22 · answer #4 · answered by redunicorn 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Pledge of Allegiance is a personal statement that you believe in and support the principles of liberty and justice for everyone that America offers to its people.
Refusing to take the pledge is, and can be interpreted as, tantamount to saying you don't believe in these American ideals.
It is just as legal for you to refuse to take the pledge as it is for you to refuse to vote on any issue.
If you refuse to take the pledge, your friends can refuse to associate with you and you can become an outcast, and there is nothing you can do about these actions by your associates. They also have the right not to associate with you.
2006-10-01 18:28:24 · answer #5 · answered by Mr.Been there 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes it is legal to not participate in the pledge of allegiance, I do believe it falls under your first amendment rights, and was recently upheld in the Supreme Court.
2006-09-28 14:38:34 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't know, I know you don't have to participate, but I think you do have to stand. This girl got in trouble for sitting down during the pledge.
2006-09-28 14:37:04 · answer #7 · answered by t4toya 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I'm astonished that an American would ask such a question. If you're not American, feel free to sit. If you're an American and can't pledge your allegiance to this great country, then find another country where you can! Remember the greatness of a country is determined by the number of people who want to get IN and the number of people who want to get OUT. I haven't heard rumors of a mass exodus lately, so I would have to guess that most Americans want to stay in the good old USA !!!
2006-09-28 14:48:22 · answer #8 · answered by Bill P 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
That is a personal decision, and it is not ILlegal to sit down. However, I would at least encourage you to really research your beliefs about why you are choosing to sit down. I am not saying that you are wrong, but please look at it honestly. For all of the wrong in the USA, and for all of the seemingly endless things that are SO horrible, and the current state of our nation, it really is not a bad place to live. There are many places much worse than this. If it's a religioon thing- I think thats a whole other issue for you to contemplate.
2006-09-28 14:46:57 · answer #9 · answered by rottymom02 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is certainly legal, but not patriotic. The pledge of allegiance is the sanctity of our country. Those that truly love this country and believe in it would never sit down.
2006-09-28 14:37:40 · answer #10 · answered by chris p 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes; by Constitutional Amendments, you have every right not to participate in saying the Pledge of Allegiance. However, choosing not to participate shows unpatriotism and is not cool.
2006-09-28 14:37:39 · answer #11 · answered by vwarnsley_05 2 · 3⤊ 2⤋