As the pledge comes on, everyone begins standing and faces the flag. All around
the United States people stand during events such as: football games, in the
mornings students stand at school, and at patriotic events. Why should this be
mandatory? The pledge should not be mandatory because people may not
believe everything in the pledge, some people may not know what the pledge is,
and it takes away rights.
First of all, it should not be mandatory to stand for the pledge because
people may not believe everything in it. It is inappropriate to have something
mandatory due to people having the lack of belief in standing. For example,
someone comes and