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This 10 Year Old makes me proud.
Ten-year-old Will Phillips of Arkansas inspires me. Master Phillips has undertaken a course of civil disobedience. He decided to not recite the Pledge of Allegiance in school until ALL Americans had "..liberty and justice for all." The video from CNN is here (http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/us/2009/11/16/am.boy.no.pledge.cnn), and much of the transcript is here (http://rawstory.com/2009/11/10-year-old-wont-say-pledge/). The essence of his protest is that he listened to the words of the pledge, and he thought that it was wrong to say the final words, when there ar Americans that do not have liberty and justice for all.
Although many may find him rebellious, or think he is being mislead by a parental figure, I find his position pure. From a purely Constitutional analysis, he is right. Gays, lesbians and other minorities may be Americans, but they do not enjoy the same liberties or justice that other Americans enjoy. In particular, he points out that homosexuals are not allowed to marry.
The young man aspires to be a lawyer as well.
I wish him good fortune.
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