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[Iowa] Iowa bill to require the national anthem to be sung every day.

Fearandloathing said:
In Germany, school children were required to make an oath to Chancellor Hitler at the beginning of their day.

So, you know where this leads.
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Der Drumpf....

I'm not fond of a requirement that schoolkids say the Pledge of Allegiance, and now singing the national anthem - which is not easy to do well - strikes me as mickey mouse malarkey.
 
Pyrite said:
Der Drumpf....

I'm not fond of a requirement that schoolkids say the Pledge of Allegiance, and now singing the national anthem - which is not easy to do well - strikes me as mickey mouse malarkey.
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If you sing O Canada here everyone will think a hockey game is about to start.
 
When President Obama told kids to study hard and prepare for college, Righty said that President Obama was "indoctrinating" students.

ROFLMMFAO.
 
RogueWarrior said:
Forced nationalistic behaviour.

Idiots. West Virginia State Board of Education vs. Barnette.
1st amendment violation. Y'all gonna waste time and tax payer money.
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You are aware that 47 States which still require the Pledge of Allegiance to be recited, right? Just because the Supreme Court makes a ruling does not mean the States will comply.

Here is a breakdown of laws in 47 states that require reciting the Pledge of Allegiance

A Texas teacher agreed to pay a $90,000 settlement this week after he was sued by a student on First Amendment grounds for requiring a class to write out the Pledge of Allegiance. The incident occu…
thehill.com
 
Pyrite said:
Teachers now have to have good singing voices?

On a side note: pitch pipes make a comeback!
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In Massachusetts "failure for a period of two consecutive weeks by a teacher to salute the flag and recite said pledge as aforesaid, or to cause the pupils under his charge so to do, shall be punished for every such period by a fine of not more than five dollars."
 
Glitch said:
When you live in a nation that compels speech, that doesn't give you much room to talk.
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Got lots of room to talk.
How do you say I'm compelled to speak?
 
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