Nov 29
Pledge of Allegance to the Flag ...
Ok so you've been handed a Book that you are to read, understand (hopefully) and answer various questions about what it means to become a Citizen of the United States of America. Huge event right? I mean adding good ol' Uncle Sam as your new family member is the end all of accomplishments, we have so much indicative of how much we throw away.
And now after all the effort of hoping to convince an Examiner that you have transformed yourself into one who will die to protect the integrity of all that is Holy within America, which is probably very hard to find, you must conclude by reciting the 'Pledge of Allegiance'. Written by Francis Bellamy in 1892, which is rather clever when it you start thinking that after reciting this several hundred times, it begins to sway your way of thinking.
But let's break it down a bit;
"I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America" Here you are essentially saying you recognize the Flag of the USA to be now the Flag you honor & cherish above all others and will defend to the death that this Flag shall not fall.
"And to the Republic for which it Stands" Well we I know we're supposed to be United as one Country but it's news to me that we are also considered a Republic. I wonder what the definition of Republic actually is? Well according to the Dictionary this is what a Republic means -->
- The American Heritage Dictionary
r ¶-. Important derivatives are: real 1 republic To bestow, endow. I. Contracted from *re …-. Suffixed form *re …-i-, goods, wealth, property. RE 2 , REAL 1 , REBUS , REIFY , REPUBLIC , from Latin r ¶s, thing. [ Pokorny 4. rei- 850. ]
So that makes sense to me, it seems according to this description, we are indeed a Republic. And rightfully so, because our Founding Fathers resisted the Monarchy of Great Britain to such a degree that we shed blood in order to fight against.
"One Nation Under God" Ok there we go again, this concept of separation of Church & State really never started as such and Church seems to remain firmly dug into the backbone of our Governmental structure. God, looking down upon his children of America and has proclaimed this Country, His most Beloved.
And then we come to my favorite line;
"Indivisible, With Liberty and Justice for All" Justice for All, in America has got to be the biggest joke of the Century. There is no such animal as Justice, if you are poor. There is no such animal as Justice if you are a Minority. Actually, let's just cut to the chase, Justice neither is nor ever has been a condition of life. Some would claim justice is only shown on White Heterosexual Anglo-Saxon Middle to Upper Class Men, above all else. Well that statement isn't what people truly feel at all but instead what is actually meant is, in a situation where one is to be believed above another, the Law which began by White English speaking men with a more advanced formal education or more influential due to their social status, is and has always been given preference in the Eyes of the Law.
And yes, we are speaking of those very Eyes that are suppose to be Blind to All. If you are arrested in the United States of America and you are not borne from a family of social influence, you are more likely to be found guilty. But for certain, you will be treated as if you are guilty until your innocence is proven without any doubt.
All Justice for all in America is not a reality. Currently in America, there are hundreds of thousands of people incarcerated for crimes that they either did not commit or crimes that should not have rendered the penalties laid upon them. If you are a young Black Man who is without employment and lacks a formal education, living in Urban USA, you are 100% more likely to be arrested merely for being seen by a Police Officer if you happen to be in the vicinity of a crime. You will be harassed by the Police if you happen to be driving in a car with like companions late at night.
Compare the crime & punishment received by Ms. Paris Hilton to that of a young female minority who committed the same offense. If you investigate the charges against her, there are minorities still residing in prison who might have been convicted around the same time. You of course remember the young white blonde School Teacher arrested for having intimate encounters with a student under age at the school she taught at. She spent no time in jail and subsequently committed the same offense a 2nd time but still no jail time. I wonder how many Black Teachers would be out of jail for a similar offense. Now there's Micheal Jackson, who is Black but Micheal is wealthy and was able to pay people to make his problems go away.
Why should any person by allowed to pay a price to make it go away? What about people who don't have pay-off money? What about those who made a mistake one time only and yet the Court decided to make an example of them. Well I believe it would have been much more of an example to see someone like Hilton, remain in jail, under the very same conditions as one who does not come from a wealthy family, then and only then can the words, "And Justice for All" have meaning.
Students study for years to obtain a Degree in Law with aspirations of practicing Law but I wonder what has become their motivating reason for the years it took to pass the Bar? You can't say it's because they want to fight for those who can not fight for themselves. You probably could say it has become a necessary spring board for anyone who has their sights on a political career. Or maybe working towards becoming a Partner in a prestigious Law Firm. And we can't forget the comfortable living Lawyers enjoy especially for those who litigate in criminal matters.
But what saddens me each & everyday, is an obvious fact that you can not wake up any morning not being reminded of how many people right here in the USA, that sit in Court knowing their fate is in the hands of those who are more concerned with Tee Off times than why you might be there in the first place. How many people within our Society that disparately need someone to reach out and say, I'll help you even if you can't afford my fee because what happened to you is wrong and people need to understand this.
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