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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My husband served his country in the military.

I serve my fellow country men and women by donating my time to veterans, working with at risk children, and supporting charities that help fellow citizens.

I try to buy American when possible.

I pick up litter on the sidewalk to better my community and the earth.

I am a good citizen who follows the law and educates herself and her child on our constitution and our basic rights to each other and ourselves.

I didn't say the Pledge, my child does not say the Pledge, my husband does not and did not say the pledge.

We feel actions are more important than stupid, meaningless, rote, inaccurate and forced words.

I guess we are bad Americans with no loyalty to our country then a few of the PPs DOn't care.[/quote]

O.k. what is so objectionable about standing in a crowd of your fellow Americans and saying the Pledge of Allegiance or putting your hand over your heart when you hear "Star Spangled Banner"? For me, it is always a moment of national pride and unity with one another.  I wish their were more times like that actually.

Of course you can be the family in the crowd who opts out and doesn't participate in "rote" words.  But it's kind of like being the one person standing around a birthday cake and not singing "Happy Birthday".  It's not that you don't like the birthday kid or anything - you just think that the birthday song is a stupid tradition.

Yes, it is certainly your right to do that.  For that matter,  saying the pledge or singing the Happy Birthday song doesn't even mean that you are, in fact, a loyal American or that you even like the Birthday kid or think that he's "Dear" - ugh.  [/quote]

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