Sure, don't require that they participate, but have the pledge of allegiance and national anthem anyway.
I don't know why state legislators pass laws that they know are unconstitutional.
More liberal judicial activism. We need to unload those people - and quickly.
IF the law "required schoolchildren" to recite the pledge or sing the anthem, then the judge was correct.
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I have to agree witht he judges on this one. No citizen should be required to recite an oath of allegiance. They very foundations of liberty are contrary to these types of laws.
Y'all might notice that Penn. allows anybody to opt out for religious or ideological reasons.
The form of the Penn. law has been upheld a number of times in other states and circuits. This panel of the 3rd Circuit will also be over-ruled, unless there are problems with the law not contained in the article excerpt.
Liberal Judge Alert!
Well... I guess next some lefty judge will rule the 9/11 hijackers were just expressing their right of dissent!
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Here we go again..... what moron is challenging it this time?
I have a question? Does this mean that schools are prohibited from saying the pledge at the beginning of the day? If so, what about the rights of the people who want to say the pledge?
I think we all to get a judge to outlaw math and history and all classes as violations of free speech.
George W. Bush will be reelected by a margin of at least ten per cent
Good! Mandatory loyalty oaths are for Communists.
Yeah, the liberals are oh-so-concerned about the First Amendment when it's convenient for them. So how does kicking a kid out of school for saying a prayer not violate the First Amendment?
Heaven forbid that a (gasp!) parent should be involved in this. This is the same liberal "logic" that dictates that parental notification will infringe on a minor's "right" to get an abortion.