> I used to refuse to stand for the pledge of allegiance in high school I almost never participate in saying the Pledge of Allegiance. I took the constitutiona

> I used to refuse to stand for the pledge of allegiance in high school I almost never participate in saying the Pledge of Allegiance. I took the constitutionally-prescribed oath* in the Navy (I'm a third-generation veteran) and also as a lawyer, and I pigheadedly feel that society doesn't get to keep demanding more and more proof of my patriotism and fidelity, thank you very much — that way lies trouble, as we've seen happen elsewhere. * To support and defend the Constitution of the United States