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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

most of the laws that rely words like "reasonable", "beneficial" and "good" are now magically reasonable, magically beneficial and magically good.

as such, those judges that can interpret these terms are now being sought out and gifted by generous friends.

on the otherhand, teachers will now be more stern with their students about reciting their daily oath of allegiance.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

"I pledge allegience to the flag..."

"MOTHERFUCKER, STAY AWAY FROM THE πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ FLAG, OR I WILL BE FORCED TO OPEN FIRE!!!"

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Allegiance to a flag is a pretty meaningless statement. It's like allegiance to a shoe, or fealty to a belt buckle.

For example, how can you be disloyal to a flag?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Ask the dumbass who wrote the pledge

The first version was written in 1885 by Captain George Thatcher Balch, a Union Army officer in the Civil War who later authored a book on how to teach patriotism to children in public schools.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pledge_of_Allegiance

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

I can't because he's fucking dead.