The Pledge of Allegiance

Don't ya just love this legal team? I didn't know this! It took place in 2004! PHILADELPHIA -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania today praised an appeals court decision striking down a Pennsylvania law requiring private and public school students to begin each school day by reciting the Pledge of Allegiance or singing the national anthem. The Third Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that law violated the First Amendment rights of students and private schools ...

"When he ran for Congress – at age 28 – Ryan’s resume was already closely tied to ALEC. His first campaign was financed by big-name PACs with ties to ALEC including: Koch Industries, Federal Express, Union Pacific Corporation, American Council of Life Insurance, National Auto Dealers Association, National Association of Home Builders, National Federation of Independent Businesses, and National Beer Wholesalers." "Just take a look at his signature piece of legislatio ...

I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of Obama....Get yours for $35 at store.barackobama.com ...

He will just claim it was a business deal and we all know he does whatever is necessary to "WIN." I was proud of Jeb Bush for being able to speak fluent Spanish and speak with the constituency that he was amongst. Heaven forbid if people had felt that way about German, Polish, Italian. Did surprise me a bit when I caught a commercial the other day that was completely in Spanish and I was not on Telemundo. It was a public service announcement about not mixing raw me ...

and I just have a disagreement with him about that.” I'm jazzed because this particular one of several lawmakers, after 20 years of us all learning the hard, bitter, stupid way, is one of my Georgia Senators. From the Wall Street Journal: Another Republican is backing away from a pledge not to raise taxes, just as Congress prepares to reconvene on Monday and dive back into talks to avoid the so-called fiscal cliff. A Thanksgiving Day comment by Georgia Republican Sen. Saxby C ...

Interview with Senator Jeff Sessions. Interesting. http://video.foxnews.com/v/1989466433001/more-congressional-republicans-agree-to-break-tax-pledge ...

In this case, a family sued on the grounds that having the Pledge Allegiance recited in school everyday discriminated against their children because they did not follow/worship the Christian God. While their children (and all U.S. children) are free to not recite it, it was argued that non-pledgers were discriminated against, treated as un-American, and un-patriotic, and ridiculed as such. Additionally, even if they wanted to demonstrate their patriotism, these students could not because "Under ...

Over 250K sign pledge to boycott ‘Homo Depot’ By Eric W. Dolan Wednesday, September 29th, 2010 -- 2:46 pm Over 250,000 people have signed an online pledge to boycott The Home Depot for its "sponsorship and participation in homosexual events," according to the American Family Association (AFA). In July of 2010, the AFA announced it was launching a nationwide boycott of The Home Depot. The AFA is a non-profit organization that advocates traditional family values and the reform ...

" From the Washington Post: "Four big-name Republicans have broken with Grover Norquist in recent days, saying they won’t be bound by their Norquist-sponsored pledges to oppose any and all tax increases. The moves by Sens. Lindsey Graham (S.C.), Bob Corker (Tenn.) and Saxby Chambliss (Ga.) and Rep. Peter King (N.Y.) represent the opening steps of a delicate dance for the GOP — and one that could come to define the just-begun talks over the looming “fiscal cliff.” ...

The Pledge of Allegiance

thanks so much for sharing! :) - dln

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