Posted by BankyRAT at pool-151-203-251-46.bos.east.verizon.net on July 10, 2002 at 13:38:53:
In Reply to: The "God" part of the pledge came out of... posted by TheMojoPin on July 10, 2002 at 13:16:33:
: ...the insane "Communist threat" nonsense of the 50's, when thousands of innocent Americans were harassed out of their homes, lives, jobs and even into suicide just at the whim of some alcoholic Midwest senator with some magic papers and wildly fluctuating numbers of "proven" Commies. Who cares if someone doesn't wanna say it? Doesn't make you any more or any less of an American. Kids don't give a shit about the Pledge to begin with.
: -TMP
If people dont want to say it that is fine, but dont waste time and money arguing over "under god" it isnt required to say, if you dont want to say it fine.