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Two Texas Teens are sueing their school for the right to sit durng the Pledge of Allegiance in protest. The two teens stated that their teachers and aministators violated their constitutional right by puninshing and preventing them from sitting during the recite of the Pledge Of Allegiance. They also stated that the recieved horrible treatment for the teachers and administrators because of their protest.Both schools denied the accusations and stated that because of the law suit they could not discuss it. India Laundry and the teenager that chooses to go by M.O said that they were protesting because the nation failed to uphold the promise of the pledge. M.O said "The first reason I sit is because obviously it is my constitutional right, but

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