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Originally posted by Kitsune
[ I've had more than one visitor from Europe and South America note that they found it creepy that children recite the pledge almost robotically every single morning. "Why do you need to pledge your allegiance every day? Don't they believe you the first time?" When viewed from an outside perspective, I suppose it does seem really odd, but I can't remember a school day going by without it, ever, so I don't know anything else. [/b]
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i also read about a lady in NY who was extremely pissed about the flag-waving, and all the pro-America rhetoric at a public event. of course she was only quoted in the newspaper because she was one of the first group of to gain citizenship after 9/11.
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Why must a law be passed in order for students to reaffirm their patriotism? Shouldn't that sense of pride in your country come about on its own?
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why does FL have a law making it illegal to screw an alligator? because politicians like to get face time by introducing useless legislation.