I'm glad they took God out.  He/She/It has no business in the pledge.

The rest, well, that I can agree with you on.

On 9/28/07, Bruce Sorge <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> So I ran across this story today:
>
> http://kjct8.com/Global/story.asp?S=7137586
>
>
> Text of the Pledge and student's revision
>
> Associated Press - September 27th, 2007 2:24 PM ET
>
> Text of Pledge of Allegiance:
>
> "I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to
> the republic for which it stands, one nation, under God, indivisible,
> with liberty and justice for all."
>
> A revised version by members of the Student Workers group, which they
> plan to recite in place of the traditional pledge:
>
> "I pledge allegiance to the flag and my constitutional rights with which
> it comes. And to the diversity, in which our nation stands, one nation,
> part of 1 planet, with liberty, freedom, choice and justice for all".
>
>
>
> WTF is this about? Please tell me this is a joke. What seems to be
> missing here?
>
> God, America, indivisibility, Republic? None of these things are
> mentioned in the "revised" version.
>
> And when did the flag come with constitutional rights? As far as I know,
> the flag represents the Republic of America, not constitutional rights.
> These kids really need to get a grip on reality and figure out what is
> going on. What is really scary is these kids are the future of America.
>
> So what's next, they want to change the National Anthem too?
>
> Bruce
>
> 

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