Why do we coerce our citizens to stand and recite a pledge of allegiance?
Inside the arena, bluegrass music plays, and the crowd is led in the Pledge of Allegiance.
And of course in the end the only pledge that really matters is the Pledge of Allegiance.
Senator JEFF SESSIONS (Republican, Alabama): We've seen the Pledge of Allegiance be struck down by federal courts.
He recalled reciting the Pledge of Allegiance as a child, before he left school in the ninth grade.
Attendees recited the Pledge of Allegiance and sang the national anthem, and some children released balloons into the air.
Prior to the presentation, Simmons led the crowd in the Pledge of Allegiance.
And for the wonderful kids from Naval Air Station Sigonella who led the Pledge of Allegiance -- (applause) -- yes!
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The session opened with the pledge of allegiance and a prayer acknowledging the work of Lott and his second-in-command -- Sen.
The she recites the pledge of allegiance and I go like this.
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There were three elements to this attack: first, Dukakis' refusal to compel pubic school teachers to lead students in the Pledge of Allegiance.
Mr Rehmar says he found pictures on the internet of Mr Obama failing to put his hand over his heart during the pledge of allegiance.
More than 100, 000 public and private schools across the United States were urged to participate in a simultaneous recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance at 2 p.m.
The Republicans, for instance, pointed to a law that Dukakis had vetoed as governor that would have required teachers to conduct the Pledge of Allegiance with their class.
We could ask similar questions about the Pledge of Allegiance.
After the Pledge of Allegiance, a prayer and a short speech, the ropes were removed and hundreds of people rushed to find the soldier for whom they had come.
Jawlani then stepped on his effort at damage control by announcing his pledge of allegiance to Ayman al-Zawahiri, who is, of course, the overall head of al Qaeda worldwide.
She challenged the words "under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance (the Supreme Court is still wrestling with that one) and the "In God We Trust" on American currency (a fight she lost).
Then came an anonymous campaign in which e-mails were sent out claiming Obama "is a Muslim, " attended a "Wahabi" school in Indonesia, took his Senate oath on the Koran, and refuses to recite the Pledge of Allegiance.
That partnership was on full display at a naturalization ceremony held at the State Department, in conjunction with DHS. Denis McDonough, deputy national security advisor to the president, gave congratulatory remarks on behalf of the Administration and led the new citizens in the Pledge of Allegiance.
He wants Israeli Arabs, nearly 20% of the population, to pledge allegiance to the state and be required to do military or national service.
They grew up as Americans and pledge allegiance to our flag, and yet they live every day with the threat of deportation.
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As Ivan and other aspiring citizens move closer to achieving their dreams, all of us must come together and move Congress to pass a permanent road map to citizenship for all who pledge allegiance to our country.
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