----- Original Message ----- From: "Kevin Tarr" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Killer Bs Discussion" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, March 04, 2004 7:02 PM Subject: Re: Pledge of Allegiance
> At 06:46 PM 3/4/2004, you wrote: > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Horn, John" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: "Killer Bs Discussion" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Sent: Thursday, March 04, 2004 6:41 AM > >Subject: RE: Pledge of Allegiance > > > > > > > From: Dan Minette [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > In Texas, school children are required to either say the pledge of > > > allegiance to Texas or to stand respectfully while others do. > > > >There's a pledge of allegiance to Texas? The state? Weird. Just > >when you think you've heard everything. How does it go? "I pledge > >allegiance to the Dallas Cowboys and the NFL for which they > >stand..." > > > >Not too weird really. > >Texas was a Nation in the more or less modern sense for a few years. > >(As opposed to a kingdom or such) > >Its not surprising that Texas would have appendix like attributes as > >part of its civic requirements. > > > >But I disagree with forcing kids to pledge to Texas. > >It's just unnecessary. > > > >rob > > 's funny, when I was down there the natives were proud to be from texas, to > have their own pledge, that texas history was a requirment in grades x- xx. > The texas flag story is a myth however. (That it's state flag is the only > one that can be as high as the US flag.) Wish I'd known that 13 years ago. > The flags are displayed that way all the time though. Its kinda like the argument about the San Jacinto Monument being taller than the Washington Monument. xponent A Star Of Difference Maru rob _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
