I received the follow question from an English professor in one of the Texas state colleges. I wonder what people on this list think of the law law and her question:
"The state legislature passed a law this session that mandates schoolchildren pledge an allegiance to the Texas flag as well as the US flag each morning. It goes: "Honor the Texas flag; I pledge allegiance to thee, Texas, one and indivisible."
My question is this: if I pledge allegiance to Texas, am I not then nullifying my pledge to the US? Do I not, by pledging allegiance to one state, NOT pledge any allegiance to the other 49? This seems unconsitutional to me, but then what do I know? "
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