Tuesday, November 24, 2009

No justice for all


A 10-year-old Arkansas boy is refusing to recite the Pledge of Allegiance in order to support equal rights for gays and lesbians.

Will Phillips attends West Fork Elementary School in Arkansas and appeared on CNN, where he was asked why he refused to say the Pledge. "Well, I looked at the end [of the Pledge] and it said, 'with liberty and justice for all' -- and there really isn't liberty and justice for all," the student contends. "Gays and lesbians can't marry. There's still a lot of racism and sexism in the world."

After days of Phillips' refusal to voice the Pledge, the substitute teacher confronted him about it. The discussion led to an argument, and the fifth-grader reports: "I eventually, very solemnly, with a little bit of malice in my voice, said, 'Ma'am, with all due respect, you can go jump off a bridge.'"

Cheers to Will Phillips! Very good of you to support equal rights, especially at such a young age! You're a smart kid!

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