US schools and the Pledge
Apr 6th 2007, 1:40 am
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Re: US schools and the Pledge
Apr 6th 2007, 1:40 am
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Apr 6th 2007, 1:41 am
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Re: US schools and the Pledge
I might be a bit unfair towards the French...but as a nation they do seem to have a superiority complex.
Apr 6th 2007, 1:42 am
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Apr 6th 2007, 1:48 am
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Re: US schools and the Pledge
PMSL ... thank you for levity. As a New Yorker I know them both from a front row seat in the political theater.
On that note, I must retire for the night from this very interesting and provocative thread.
Thanks to all for your wonderful contributions and here's hoping the OP finds a way to have peace and harmony in her life and the lives of her family no matter what decision they come to.
Apr 6th 2007, 2:11 am
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Re: US schools and the Pledge
Corporal punishment isn't that big of a deal believe me. Where I went to school in Bishops Stortford, Herts most schools still had capital punishment.
Apr 6th 2007, 2:21 am
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Re: US schools and the Pledge
I wish they'd re-instate it around the world, if you ask me!
Apr 6th 2007, 3:26 am
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Re: US schools and the Pledge
You have the right to freedom of expression but that freedom also includes the obligation to participate in the government that grants you that freedom. Running away to live outside of its boundaries and not participating by voting is not being a citizen and that goes for whatever your nationality is. Unless you are from a country that denies you the right to vote in absentia when you are no longer a legal resident of that country, i.e. Canada, you should participate in your country's government by voting. The changes your vote might make happen will effect you whether you return to live there or not.
Proxy vote works fine if you lived in the same county as your proxy, but it's a hassle if you didn't live in the same county.
Apr 6th 2007, 3:29 am
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Re: US schools and the Pledge
you tell 'em to not do it, and give them a bit of slack for being a bit depressed.