Senate and House of Representatives. And hundreds of thousands of newly minted citizens pledge allegiance each year during the U. Yet the pledge continues to have its critics, with some pointing out the irony of requiring citizens to swear fealty to a nation that prizes freedom of thought and speech.
The historian Richard J. He wrote it so that citizens from any country around the world could use it if they so desired. The Pledge was originally supposed to be said while sticking your right arm out in front of you , but since the Nazid made an identical salute, it was changed to placing your hand over your heart.
The original reason behind children saying the Pledge was to instill a sense of patriotism for their country. But the patriotic oath, despite its ubiquity, is not a legal requirement.
Students don't have to recite it. It violates the First Amendment, which protects free speech. Read More. The pledge made headlines this week after a sixth-grade student in Florida told a substitute teacher he would not stand for the pledge because he believed the American flag symbolized discrimination against blacks.
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