(via Boing Boing) An 8 year old Star Trek fan wrote his own version of the pledge of allegiance and decided to recite it in school. His principal, with a total lack of any sense of humor, decided to suspend him from school for the rest of the day. Here’s the pledge:
I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United Federation of Planets, and to the galaxy for which it stands, one universe, under everybody, with liberty and justice for all species.
It is a funny story, but the reason I mention it here is that the pledge is undoubtedly the work of a genius. Read it again carefully and see how meaningful and broad-minded it is! I can’t imagine how an 8 year old could come up with this and really believe in it enough to recite it with his hand on his heart, while the adults could only see the blasphemy.
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