Trump's Pledge of Allegiance...

Good morning! It's the start to a lovely day, bearing more questions and a greater sense of concern about the core of oversight in Washington, D.C.'s official governance.

Why hasn't the Republican Senate issued subpoenas to get the truth from the White House and Pres. Trump yet? Why has the main Republican leaders remained silent and dismissive of Trump's highly questionable and egregious behavior? Why does our enemy, the notorious Russian dictator, Vladimir Putin offer transcripts of his Russian representatives conversation during their visit with Pres. Trump in the White House?

Our country is in a great turmoil that threatens to split our nation right down the middle, rivaling the other great turmoil recorded in the history of America's Civil War. The core issue at stake then, resulted in the passage of the 13th. Amendment of the Constitution in 1864, permanently abolishing slavery in America. It is generally accepted that it happened because of the wise and trustworthy leadership of  Pres. Abraham Lincoln.

There is a great fear spreading across America, that we are losing our democracy and it's being replaced by an autocracy in the White House. We do not have a President, we can believe will tell the impartial truth. Instead we are guaranteed, Trump will only tell his "Alternative Truth". His constant lies are emboldened by the support of his slick Crisco-dipped lackey's and the politicians of the Republican party trying to advance their own hidden selfish agendas.

When I was a child, in school, our class always had to start the day saying the, "Pledge of Allegiance". Every child stood by their desk with their right hand placed over their heart, meant as a demonstrated sign of our individual promises of fidelity. We looked at the classroom flag, as we repeated the memorized words daily. Today, I look around our nation and can't help but wonder, where has the valuable core tenets of American citizenship and patriotism over personal enrichment gone? Perhaps the answer lies in the examination of the question, "WHY", it has seemingly disappeared over time?

Our country has indeed, woken up to a "Constitutional Crisis".

Did you know that:

Congressional sessions open with the recital of the Pledge, as do many government meetings at local levels, and meetings held by many private organizations. It is also commonly recited in school at the beginning of every school day, although the Supreme Court has ruled in West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette that students cannot be compelled to recite the Pledge, nor can they be punished for not doing so. All states except four (Hawaii, Iowa, Vermont and Wyoming) give time for the pledge to be recited as part of the school day.^[8] A number of states, including Ohio and Texas, have adopted state flag pledges of allegiance to be recited after this.^[9]

The United States Flag Code states:

The Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag—"I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all."—should be rendered by standing at attention facing the flag with the right hand over the heart. When not in uniform men should remove any non-religious headdress with their right hand and hold it at the left shoulder, the hand being over the heart. Persons in uniform should remain silent, face the flag, and render the military salute. Members of the Armed Forces not in uniform and veterans may render the military salute in the manner provided for persons in uniform.

Pledge of Allegiance-Wikipedia