ziron....I hate to break it to you, but people who proudly say the Pledge are pledging their patriotism to our country NOT "just" the flag. A flag is not just a piece of cloth...it is what it represents. I would hope that every person in the world would feel that way about their flag. If you have such a problem with it, when it's said, remain seated, but don't complain when people say something about it....it's your choice, and you should deal with the consequences. No one is saying that the flag is a shrine. Just be glad that that "just a flag" and what it represents allows you to say the things you did without fear of retribution.

Like I said before, this country was founded on the idea of democracy, where majority rules....whatever the majority decides (within the bounds of the law....we wouldn't want anarchy! lol) should be what goes. If the majority of people want "under God" left in the Pledge, then it should stay...if the majority want it out...then it should revert back to its original text.