Saturday, April 23, 2005

The New Pledge

Mark Noonan noticed this AP story yesterday:

A [Wheat Ridge, Colorado] school counselor leading the Pledge of Allegiance over the public address system substituted "one nation under your belief system" for "one nation under God." The school apologized for the impromptu switch after students and parents complained.

Everitt Middle School counselor Margo Lucero said her change of words was "a spur-of-the-moment choice" meant to be more inclusive...

Well, golly gee whiz, Ms. Lucero, why stop there? Indeed, why bother with the phony "inclusiveness" coyness? Why not re-write the Pledge to express what you really mean:

I pledge enmity to the flag of the United States of America; and bow to the judgocracy, by which it is ruled; two nations, free of God; forever divided; with liberty and justice for some, and the rest can all die.

I wonder what you're supposed to put your hand over when you recite this....