Reply #20: US Appeals Court in SF ruled it 'unconstitutional' in 2002, due to the [View All]

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words 'under God'. Many petitions have come out to reinstate the pledge and keep the words'under God'. However, no one can be pressured into saying the pledge....it was ruled illegal 60 years ago.

http://www.aclunc.org/students/guide/pledge.html

Do we have to say the Pledge of Allegiance?
No. The courts say that students have the right to sit silently during the flag salute and Pledge of Allegiance as a protest against government policies (such as the death penalty or abolishing affirmative action) or in opposition to the words of the Pledge.

Almost 60 years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court declared that a compulsory flag salute (Pledge of Allegiance) violated an individual’s constitutional right to free expression. As long as you do not disrupt the pledge, you may refuse to participate. You do not need your parents’ permission to opt out of saying the pledge.