In light of the recent appeals court ruling in California, with respect to the Pledge of Allegiance, the following recollection from Senator John McCain is very appropriate:
"The Pledge of Allegiance" - by Senator John McCain
As you may know, I spent five and one half years as a prisoner of war during the Vietnam War. In the early years of our imprisonment, the NVA kept us in solitary confinement or two or three to a cell. In 1971 the NVA moved us from these conditions of isolation into large rooms with as many as 30 to 40 men to a room.
This was, as you can imagine, a wonderful change and was a direct result of the efforts of millions of Americans on behalf of a few hundred POWs 10,000 miles from home.
One of the men who moved into my room was a young man named Mike Christian.
Mike came from a small town near Selma , Alabama . He didn't wear a pair of shoes until he was 13 years old. At 17, he enlisted in the US Navy. He later earned a commission by going to Offic
2006-11-30 05:32:41 · 9 answers · asked by buffman316 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
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2006-11-30 05:32:59 · update #1
If you don't want to pledge allegiance to the United States of America,
LEAVE,,,,, it is that simple, see how much freedom you get in other countries.
Peace!
2006-11-30 05:41:26 · answer #1 · answered by C 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Well in my oppinion the flag does not represent our government, which I despise be it Republican or Democrat. The flag represents The People. If I recall correctly the red symbolizes the blood of the people who have died for the Idea of democracy and a free country. So no I am not against it. I am a liberal pot smoking hippy too.
Freedom is an Idea. It keeps the idea fresh in our minds. I could do without the God part though...
2006-11-30 13:48:25 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am a Southern American. I do NOT pledge Allegiance to that flag.That flag represents.the destruction on the South. In so many ways. occupation for 20 years. half a million deaths. Innocent Southern Children , women and men dead, city's burned.I will never forget the wrongs done to my people.By the Federal Governments actions.nor will my children.and hopefully there children.
2006-11-30 13:40:32 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I have nothing against the pledge of allegiance. Nor do I have anything against having the words "Under God" in the pledge even though it wasn't originally in it.
I do not however feel I need to say it on a daily basis to prove my allegiance to the United States. I need only say it once.
2006-11-30 13:38:23 · answer #4 · answered by truth seeker 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
That's a very nice recollection from Senator John McCain and I give him a lot of credit for what he endured in Viet Nam.
2006-11-30 13:35:44 · answer #5 · answered by Samuel Crow 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The term "under god" was added in 1954 at the height of the McCarthy era.
Think about that. Eugene McCarthy.
And if you havent been paying attention,McCain sounds like a flip flopper who says only what the occassion calls for as he primes himself for him 2008 run.Get ready for of his sucking up to a rabbid right I bet he doesnt even care for!
2006-11-30 13:36:42 · answer #6 · answered by cannon Ball! 3 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Yes I am. As a liberal I want God removed from every public place
2006-11-30 13:46:04 · answer #7 · answered by sherryforkerry 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
well, i don't pledge my allegiance to a shred of cloth, nor to the republic that is no longer what it stands for, one nation no longer under god, internally divided, where we are losing our liberty and have no justice at all.
2006-11-30 13:38:55 · answer #8 · answered by Cyrus 4 · 4⤊ 1⤋
Let's have them all say christian prayers in school too.
2006-11-30 13:35:47 · answer #9 · answered by Confused 1 · 1⤊ 2⤋