The Pledge of Allegiance was written in August 1892. …show more content…
They are taking part since it is the standard thing to do. In the first line of the Pledge of Allegiance, “pledge to allegiance” means to follow the country no matter what. The fourth line the Pledge of Allegiance states, “and do the republic.” Most people believe that the United States is a democracy; however, it is a republic. In a republic the lion's share can't take away certain basic rights, and is ruled by law. In a democracy, the larger part can force its will on the minority, and is ruled by …show more content…
The First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America, 1789, (revised in 1992), states, “ Congress shall make no law is respecting on the establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof, or abridging The freedom of speech, or of the press; for the right of the people peaceably to assemble, into petition the government for a redress of grievances.” According to this, the phrase “under God” the Pledge of Allegiance abuses the disallowance on the foundation of religion. In 1943 there was a U.S. Supreme Court case of Virginia vs Barnette. During this case, it was discovered that requiring the Pledge of Allegiance in state funded schools disregarded the first and fourteenth amendment. The final court decision gave the student indisputably the privilege to sit out for Pledge of Allegiance for any reason. During this case, Justice Robert Jackson uttered, “ if there is any fixed star in our constitutional constellation, it is that no official, high or Patty, can prescribe what shall be orthodox in politics, nationalism, religion, or other matters of opinion or force citizens to confess by word or act their faith therein. If there are any circumstances which permit an exception, they do not now occur to us.” During the 1990s, American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), over and over safeguarded students in school areas who languished retaliations