Last month I wrote an article regarding the involvement of SEIU and Moveon.org urging members to vote in a Fox News poll to support a California school district's decision to ban the flag in schools. Of course this article was not well received by the Marxist's that support these two organizations. I received hate mail and threats of violence from the supposed peace loving liberals.
Now we have another case in Arlington Massachusetts where high school Principal Charles Skidmore has banned the pledge of allegiance from being recited in the classroom.
Sean Harrington, a senior at Arlington High School is leading the fight to get the Pledge of Allegiance back in the classroom said "I believe we owe it to those who fought."
Last week Harrington presented a petition to the Arlington School Committee that included signatures of Senator John Kerry and Joe Lieberman supporting the pledge, however, the committee voted to uphold the ban in a 3-3 decision. Principal Charles Skidmore has agreed to allow the pledge to be said before school in the lobby and believes this is a fair compromise.
Well I disagree with Mr. Skidmore and believe the students have a right to say the pledge in the classroom. I also respect the rights of the students who wish not to recite the pledge who can quietly sit in their seats for the 15 seconds it takes to recite the pledge.
Kathleen Bodie, the superintendent of schools told Fox News "the principal wanted to be very respectful about the pledge and be sensitive to the Supreme Court ruling that students are not forced to say the pledge. He wanted to be sensitive to the diverse group of students we have." Of course that group is in the minority but in the name of political correctness and tolerance we have to placate the minority. Well Mrs. Bodie, how about the rights of the majority?
Mrs. Bodie also brought up the words "Under God." Well Mrs. Bodie, nowhere in the constitution does it say anything about the liberal buzz words "separation of church and state." What it does say is that "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof." What that means is that our government will not establish a national religion such as Christianity, Islam, or environmentalism.
Harrington said he intends to continue the fight, "I'm not a person who quits and I don't back down. It's a very righteous cause and needs to be followed through until the end."
If you agree, the school's contact information is listed below:
Arlington High School
Principal Charles Skidmore
(781) 316-3591 Principal
(781) 316-3594 main
Superintendent - Dr. Kathleen Bodie
(781) 316-3501
mailto:kbodie@arlington.k12.ma.us
Let's put a halt to this all out assault on liberty. See you in the trenches...
Comments
Call me a right wing nutjob, but this on the weekend where we celebrate our freedom and independence? If the American flag offends you, or the words "under God" or reciting the Pledge of Allegiance in class...TOUGH $H*T!!! Principle Skidmarks is a seditious, brainwashing, pinko a-hole. Fire him!
I on your side,a flag waving veteran
Unfortunately, I'm forced into union membership with seiu, I won't capitalize it, they don't deserve it. I am labeled as anti-union by shop stewards as I refuse to worship the seiu doctrine or covete the ground they stand on. I tell every body about their communist leanings etc. But tosay no flags in a school? they have gone to far. I will do all that I can to discredit this abomination of a union, and seiu, NO I don't support obama, and don't use my dueswfor your political agenda, that's illegal, but what do you care, obama will let you off, he is quotedas saying, "I owe these unions" Wake up America. Jobs are a right not union affiliation prior to a job. Stop the union takeover of America.
It's union leadership not its members that are the problems. God Bless
I noticed that the superintendent has a doctorate, Hmmm Ph.d, stands for "PILED HIGHER, AND DEEPER"!!!! Get yourself a plastiotomy okay Dr. Bodie. By the way, a plastiotomy is the insertio0n of plexiglass into you abdominal cavity so you see out because your head is so far up your ass you can't see what you're doing.
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