Attorney Thrown In Jail For Refusing to Recite Pledge of Allegiance

If you fight for Freedom and respect its value in America than you know that Freedom also includes people being Free to do things and say things you may not agree with. As much as I think the Attorney is a Turd.....as most are....... he is still protected by the same Freedoms that I fight for every day........which include the Freedom to be disrespectful to our Flag..........as horrible as that sounds , (AND IS).........Lest I call myself a Liberal and fight against everything and everyone I disagree with. I understand the Judges action........but have to firmly disagree with it.

Thanks MarineMP,
That's what some people aren't getting here. The judge has chosen a most peculiar way of showing his allegiance--by violating his oath, which is arguably an insult by proxy to the pledge he's holds in high esteem. Why is it so difficult to understand that depriving someone of their liberty because they wont pledge their allegiance to the republic is as wrong as wrong can be...with liberty and justice for all?

I salute the Judge. If he orders everyone to say the Pledge of Alligeance, then by golly, say it with the upmost PRIDE for our country! I remeber back in the day as a kid going to school when we had to say them before class started in the first period... It was a sad day when they took that out of the schools along with prayers.

Ain't this what we fight for? It would be like the Chief or the Sheriff telling you to raise your right hand and to repeat after him. You stand there but you don't repeat, then what's gonna happen? You definately won't get no badge pinned to your shirt!

i feel like theres more to this story. dont get me wrong....hes still an asshole but i still think there is more

The attorney sounds like a jerk, clearly worthy of scorn from his peers and fired by his client BUT I find it VERY disturbing he was tossed in jail for 'not saying the words'.

This crosses the line labeled personal freedom.
Ironic - the flag is our greatest symbol of freedom.

Had he remained seated that would or could be considered a disruption and outward sign of disrespect to the judge - worthy of contempt.

And haven't 'we' been saying all along to those annoying parents who make a stink abut the pledge being recited in school to STFU and instruct thier precious snowflakes to respectfully leave out words 'they don't feel conformable' with? The idea being drama over it is unnecessary, childish and a waste of everyone's time.

Now the judge has created drama, sounds to me they disrupted thier own courtroom.
No doubt as a result tax payer money will be wasted.

The judge made themselves equally asshatty as the jerk who wouldn't say the words.
The judge should be dismissed from power.

How hard is it to support your country.. there has to be more to this story...

You can admire him all you want, but he still was wrong under the law. He can tell the counselor he's a nincompoop, a disgrace, etcetera for not reciting the pledge when asked, but as far as I know refusing to recite the pledge is not a valid reason to charge the lawyer with contempt.

I respect the office of the judge, but I can't respect this judge--not even an eensy-weensie bit. He disrespected the Constitution in a way that is so ironic it is sad. It doesn't matter to me in the slightest if the lawyer likes and respects him. He was wrong. Should he be removed from the bench? I don't know--but I agree with a previous comment saying that maybe he should be sent back to school for a refresher in exactly what he's supposed to be defending.

WOW!