On the Pledge

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2BfqDUPL1I

And THAT'S my blog post.

But really. I'm a very patriotic American myself, but I've made the choice. I realized what the pledge was at an early age, so I refused to say it with feeling or just mouthed the words until I was willing to devote my life to my country. Now, however, I'm willing to recite at least most of the pledge.

We shouldn't be saying the pledge at such an early age, because it's really a verbal contract. You don't ask a four year old to sign a parent's will they can't even read, do you? I believe it makes much more sense to have us say the pledge once, when we, for instance, get our driver's license. If not, YOU'RE DEPORTED. Ok. Probably not, but there is certainly something that needs to be done if someone lives in our country while refusing to support it.