Lawyer jailed for refusing to recite Pledge
Posted at 12:56 PM on October 7, 2010
by Bob Collins
(2 Comments)
Filed under: Crime and Justice
What we have in Mississippi this week is a failure to communicate.
A judge in Tupelo yesterday ordered Danny Lampley to jail for contempt of court. His crime? He wouldn't say the Pledge of Allegiance at the beginning of a court session.
"I don't have to say it because I'm an American," the lawyer told NEMS360.com.
Normally, I don't recommend people read the comments section of Web sites, but the ones here might be a good starting point for a discussion on whether the U.S. Constitution is properly taught in the nation's schools
Comments (2)
I"m afraid to look!
I skimmed it for you, Joanna, but the amount of text in all caps scared me off right quick.
I wonder if Lampley could have gotten away with reciting the pre "red scare" pledge. You know, the one without the "one nation under God" part.
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