2007 Senate Bill 113 (Require school Pledge of Allegiance recitation )

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Introduced by Sen. Patricia Birkholz (R) on January 30, 2007, 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 30, 2007.

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1) Re: 2007 Senate Bill 113 (Require school Pledge of Allegiance recitation ) [by SaneMichigander on December 13, 2008]

If you care to notice, this bill was introduced at the end
of January 2007, early in the current legislative term which now is about to
end. The bill has lain dormant in
committee ever since, as well it should have.

SB 113 is nothing more, and nothing less than political
game-playing – introduction of a worthless bill that “solves” or “addresses” a bogus
“problem” but is sure to stir up the Yahoos by playing to their worst fears, and
ultimately pit neighbor against neighbor over a non-issue. It exemplifies the worst kind of
politics.

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2) Re: opt out of pledge [by S2 on December 13, 2008]

Let me get this straight, even hearing the pledge is somehow compliance with it? So by that logic, if I overhear a pldge to a foriegn country I am participating in that pledge????? In order to opt out of the recitation, one only need not recite. I am not in support of a law requiring the pledge being recited daily, but I certainly don't support banning it so that someone's tender ears don't overhear it against their will.

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3) opt out of pledge [by Anonymous Citizen on March 12, 2008]
How can a person choose to "opt out" if the Pledge is broadcast daily over school PA system? I work in our school and am having a hard time dealing with this daily announcement. I currently leave my assigned duty area and leave 4 students requiring supervision unsupervised becasue the only way I can "opt out" is to leave the building during the announcements. I am looked at as being "unpatriotic" because of how I view the Pledge. I have believed this my whole life (I am almost 49 years old)
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