The firestorm which began a few months back in the 9th Circuit is now before the Supreme Court. At issue is whether a child can be forced to recite a pledge which is abhorrent to either the student's or the parent's religious convictions. But if thought of another reason to reject the Pledge: its a fraud. "I Pledge Allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all." There hasn't been a Republic is 150 years. Not since the illegally passed 14th Amendment made Federal law supreme in almost all areas over State laws. The states are now little more than Directorates or Districts (using the French term) of the Federal government. steve "A Jobless Recovery is like a Breadless Sandwich." -- Steve Schear