I agree with Shlup on this one. I find kids being forced to say the pledge far more offensive than the "Under God" part.

They're just children, which, understandibly, is reason enough to punish them, but still, at least try not to force them into a pact that they don't realize they're signing.

I stopped saying the pledge years before I turned 18, so as far as I'm concerned, I'm not bound by it. I couldn't care less what happens to this country.

That's the problem with American Patriotism. It puts the country before the people, and that is never right.