Should Everyone have to be "Under God"

In the U.S. Pledge of Allegiance, there are two word spoken "Under God" which have created a big controversy for many decades. The big argument with this, is whether children should have to repeat these two words in an school environment. Some people feel that saying those two words in the pledge in a violation of church and state. Mostly religious minorities feel that by saying that in the pledge that they may be worshipping another God. Also by saying those words in the Pledge does that pronounce the U.S. as a Chrisitan Nation? The majority of Americans feel like the pledge does not show much or any religous dipiciton inside of it, and that it is just a simple phrase used in the pledge representing any God that you choose to praise. In my opinion i can see how any minority may feel subjected to say the pledge, based on their religious views if any. But I also feel that when saying the pledge it has no specific religion that it is supporting, and is an open statement made and can be interpreted in any type of way. Therefore I feel that "Under God" should be allowed to stay in the Pledge, but it should also be given a choice of whether the speicific child feels comfortable saying it. This relates to class becuase recently we have talked about court cases that have had to deal with religous differences such as Wisconsin v. Yoder. So how do you interpret the Pledge of Allegiance and do you feel that it should be removed?



This video explains how before 1954 there was no "Under God" in the pledge, and it was only added out of fear from the communist fear in America.

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These pictures show how children say the Pledge of Allegiance.

http://religiousfreedom.lib.virginia.edu/court/
http://undergod.procon.org/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XiN-MW-CP0A

Should The Jailbird Be Allowed To Vote

In my blog, I will discussing the issue on whether people in jail should be allowed to vote as a right granted to them or whether it should remain as a punishment for comitting their "crime". As an example of implied powers it is expected that once you commit a crime and sent to jail for it, you shall not be allowed to vote while in jail. In the argument of whether prisoners should be able to vote some people mention the fact that if an adult can't be trusted to follow the law then why should they be granted the priviledge to vote? The argument also has a differentside to it, which include a side who believes that it is a natural born right to be able to vote crimanl or not. This is backed up by saying that taking a person's right to vote is like undermining their opinion based on strict opinion. This along with other factors could potentially lead to an unhealthy political society. I personally feel that what if a person actually didn't commit the crime they were accused with. Should they be stripped of the chance of voting, just because of false accusation. That just isn't fair to the fraction of people in jail who are innocent. As a felon would you like the same rights as other people, especially if you have already served your time for the crime. Also have you thought that maybe this is just another chance for the Caucasian man to keep different ethnicities down and strip them of their rights just like they have before in past times? In my opinion maybe all criminal should not be allowed the right to vote, but some criminals and ex-criminals should be given this right back too them. This blog relates to class because it deals with the implied powers which are not directly stated in the constitution but we can use strong opinion to decide these powers.



This video shows how people in jail were given the right to vote in the presidency election and they choose to, and the response was very nice.

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These pictures represent how a prisoner is denied the right to vote but still has the desire.

http://felonvoting.procon.org/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kp-cClXIgFs&feature=related
http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1553510,00.html