Needville High School in Texas suspended Mason Michelac after his refused to stand for the Pledge of Allegiance as a protest against big government.
“I’m really tired of our government taking advantage of us,” said Michalec in a statement to KHOU. “I don’t agree with the NSA spying on us. And I don’t agree with any of those Internet laws.”
In protesting against our authoritarian government he runs into an authority trying to limit his first amendment rights.
The flag represents our nation, not our government.
violation constitutional right first amendment the child is in the right
Danial no he is not. he just does not understand what the Flag and the pledge is all about and the school has the right to show him the door until he figures out the difference in the Flag and pledge and the government.
smart kid to know about all this stuff
the youngster is right and wrong it is his 1st not to stand for the pledge but the pledge is for our nation not for the crimanls that run our government.
Good for him. The group the government was hoping to brainwash is finally seeing the truth and the light.
As a child he needs to get his parents involved. He is not an adult and doesn’t have the rights he and so many think he does. When he can vote, he may have a say but until then he need to follow his chain of command and stop feeling so entitled, period.
Holy $#%&!@* 3 people, besides me realizes what the flag represents.
Maybe y’all should spend 6 months in the Military, obviously ya didn’t learn $#%&!@* about this Country, Government, or the Constitution, because had you, there’d bs a whole different vibe about this kid and his disrespect and distaine on the wrong subject.
The pledge of allegiance has NOTHING to do with big government.
I appreciate his views, but please always show respect. Our flag and our pledge isn’t the government, it’s we the people