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To: Michael M who wrote (15931)	6/29/2002 2:04:34 AM
From: Dayuhan	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 21057

citizens are not REQUIRED to say the pledge. If that's the case, things have changed since I went to school. I believe it will be overturned. It probably will be, for solely political reasons. Put political expedience up against the founding principles of the republic and expedience will win every time. If this is really such a small and simple thing why was the issue brought in the first place? You'd have to ask the people who brought it up. I didn't. It does seem pretty basic, though. If you declare the nation to be both "indivisible" and "under God", you are declaring that all constituent parts of the nation are under God. That amounts to expecting non-believers to declare submission to that which they do not believe exists. Never bothered me especially; I just ignored the whole thing. But if push comes to shove, I have to say that in principle those words don't belong there. I wonder what views those people have about public school systems that mandate teaching things about sexuality that contradict deeply held family views and values. Different sort of issue, not being a matter of Constitutional law. As far as I know the right to expunge material we don't like from public school curricula is not guaranteed by the Constitution. I see the inclusion of sex education as a matter of unfortunate necessity. There are things that every person should know about human biology and personal health before they reach sexual maturity. It is the responsibility of every parent to teach these things to their children. Unfortunately, many parents refuse to accept this responsibility, leaving their children in the grip of ignorance. I don't want the schools to teach children about sex. I want parents to do it. Unfortunately, too many parents aren't doing it. Asking the schools to do it is a lousy alternative, but it is a half-step better than having ignorance imposed on children by irresponsible parents.