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Outtakes and Vagabonds: What does it mean to be an American?
It’s a national argument that seems to erupt in periodic waves. One year nobody’s thinking about it, the next year, bam. Flag-waving, flag-burning. The non-historic pledge of allegiance…or not. Birth certificates. Standing with (or without) hand over heart for the … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Revolution, Scenes From My Life, The Facts of Life
Tagged definition of American, English Midlands, flag-burning, flag-waving, Lancashire, Native Americans, pledge of allegiance
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“2 Texas Students Sue Schools to Freely Protest the Pledge”
Source: 2 Texas Students Sue Schools to Freely Protest the Pledge – The New York Times Like those [NFL] athletes, the Texas students, India Landry and another teenager, identified only by her initials, M.O., said their protests stemmed from a … Continue reading
Posted in Law, suits and order, Politics, The Facts of Life
Tagged civil rights, civil rights protests, India Landry, NFL protests, pledge of allegiance, Texas students sue re plege of allegiance
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The pledge of allegiance in court? Since when?
Since when did participants in a trial have to take the pledge of allegiance, presumably to the flag? This is only a New York Law Journal abstract and doesn’t say where this trial was held. In a fifth grade class? … Continue reading
Posted in Law, suits and order, The god problem
Tagged in god we trust, Jehovah's Witnesses, pledge of allegiance
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