2005 Senate Bill 72 (Require school Pledge of Allegiance recitation )

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Introduced by Sen. Patricia Birkholz (R) on January 25, 2005, to require classes in public schools to recite the Pledge of Allegiance each day. The bill would prohibit compelling a student to recite the pledge, and would allow, but not require, school districts to offer the pledge or the national anthem at after school events.
- Referred to the Senate Education Committee on January 25, 2005.
  - Reported in the Senate on March 8, 2005, with the recommendation that the bill pass.
Passed in the Senate (36 to 0) on March 15, 2005. [Vote Details and Comments]
Received in the House on March 15, 2005.
- Referred to the House Education Committee on March 15, 2005.
  - Reported in the House on May 25, 2005, with the recommendation that the substitute (H-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
- Substitute offered in the House on June 30, 2005. The substitute passed in the House by voice vote on June 30, 2005.
- Amendment offered by Rep. Brenda Clack (D) on June 30, 2005. The amendment passed in the House by voice vote on June 30, 2005.
- Amendment offered by Rep. Leon Drolet (R) and Rep. Steve Tobocman (D) on June 30, 2005.

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1) Re: 2005 Senate Bill 72 (Require school Pledge of Allegiance recitation ) [by seperation of church and state on May 17, 2009]

Requiring public schools to recite the pledge of allegiance is an obvious infringement on our rights to practice or to not practice any religion we choose. Why subject our children to this infringement? That is also obvious, to try to encourage them to believe in a god and also to make them feel "patriotic" about their country. I teach my children to belong the world or to the universe not to a nation and although we live in this region, we belong to everyone in this world. I am not raising a soldier. You should ask yourselves if you are willing to raise one as well. That is what they want you to do. My children do not stand for the pledge at school and they are ostresized for it. They are not supposed to be encouraged to do the pledge but they are. Teachers demand they stand for the pledge even after having conversations with them to the contrary. We can teach our children in the home and at churches, if you so choose, religious beliefs, they do not need to be reinforced at school in a obvious secular fashion. That is why we have separation of church and state. My daughter came home from school last week upset that a child in her class twisted her arm after my daughter touched a toy all the other (well indoctornated) children were touching, while this child said to mine, " you cannot touch it, you do not believe in god." Parents should ask themselves if these are the kind of people they want their childen to become, someone that has no tolerance for differences, and who uses violence to try to control others who are different from them. But maybe they do, isnt that why wars are faught? Regardless of all the predjidice my family and I have suffered from their socialization of these vicious ideals we are still a part of the public school system and will continue to be. Change could not happen otherwise. Think about these things before you send your children to school.

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2) to anonymous citizen [by Anonymous Citizen on August 28, 2007]
ok so you obviously dont have the strongest belief in God but look around the things that you have didnt come from you so get off your high horse and give God some credit , he deserves it.
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3) Pledge of Alligance [by Anonymous Citizen on July 2, 2007]
When you are born you don't know love for your mother, but as you age you (in most cases) you began to love for all she does. She protects to feeds you and conforts. This Pledge of Alligance is similar, our founding fathers get all to establish a free nation, many gave the lives for this nation, was clearly founded on GOD. I ask god to bless this nation for soon we will all bow for forgivness.
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