Mississippi Bill Would Force Schools to Pay $1,500 for Not Saying the Pledge Early

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(01-11-2017, 06:26 PM)bfine32 Wrote: I get the libs equating starting your elementary education with a affirmation of loyalty to your country to places such as NK, China, Afghanistan, Iraq, ect...It's part of what makes them so entertaining.

It's not an affirmation of loyalty, is the point.  If you do something under threat of penalty or otherwise, you aren't doing so because you are loyal, you are doing it to avoid unpleasant consequences.

Is this difficult to understand?  Hell, don't you know anything about kids?  Making them "loyal" to something may very well backfire.

(01-11-2017, 06:33 PM)bfine32 Wrote: Well you and others are entitled to their opinion; however, we must obey the rules of our country. National pride has played a huge riole in how far this country has advanced in so little time.

If a federally funded school district votes to have children recite the pledge; I have no problem, as long as no reference to religion is made. Apparently others do have a problem with this and think a tradition that has been going on for about about half our Country's history is somehow going to change us into a Dictatorship. 

Not sure you can force loyalty on student; however, obedience is not always a bad thing. Of course I also think every able-bodied person should be required to serve their country in some fashion; however, saying 2 sentences as a kid is in the too hard to do block for some.  

My issue is that you seem to have the idea that pride is something people can be forced to have.  Is that even pride?