pledge of allegiance

... aWARe ...

have you recited the 'pledge of allegiance' recently?

do you even recognize 'the Republic for which it stands'?

since we are currently part of a Republic that accepts as legitimate the 14th Amendment, the "Republic" for which it stands is the 'federal government.'

the pledge of allegiance to the "Republic" sacrifices the individual's sovereignty and in fact sacrifices the sovereignty of the state in favor of the federal branch of government.

if the citizens of the states do not fight for their individual sovereignty and the rights that should be retained by the states through the passage of federal legislation after federal legislation, the pledge of allegiance to this "Republic" is very unpatriotic and unamerican.

renew your principles and think about what you pledge your allegiance to ... make sure your words mean something.

the required recitation of the pledge of allegiance in school is unconstitutional on more than the grounds upheld by the 9th circuit court of appeals. to have school children forced to recite a pledge of their allegiance, which is something they cannot possibly understand until they are older, let alone pledge that allegiance to something that is actively stripping away their american birthright of individual sovereignty is wrong.

i love my nation, but i definitely do not pledge my allegiance to the 'republic for which it stands' as it now stands for something other than what is defined in the declaration of independence, the constitution through the bill of rights. so long as the 'republic' accepts as valid and "constitutional" the 14th amendment, this is not 'the republic for which it stands' to which my loyalties are pledge. my allegiance is to the republic that was built on the principles of individual sovereignty, freedom and liberty -- that is not the republic of today's america.

peace & harmony,
elaine
'freedom must be exercised to stay in shape!'

are you ready to vote yet?

have you even started to pay attention to the fact we are having mid-term elections ...

that this is the chance we wanted to actually do something about the direction of this nation ...

still believe that your vote doesn't count ?

i may not ... especially if you don't cast it.

still think you don't have to remind people that there's an election coming up?

'we the people' need help, so help your neighbor and strangers you meet to remember that this nation can once again be a nation of 'we the people' ... we can be patriotic and proud americans once again.

i vote, just in case it really does count.

i am an active part of 'we the people' ...

i believe that if 'we the people' vote, we can change the direction of our nation.

peace & harmony,
elaine
'freedom must be exercised to stay in shape!'