Bill requiring La. students to recite the Declaration of Independence Moves Forward

[Mohammed_Lee]

http://wgno.com/2016/06/03/bill-requiring-la-students-to-recite-the-declaration-of-independence-every-day-moves-forward/

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) – Remember reciting the Pledge of Allegiance every morning in school? Well, for some Louisiana kids, they might be adding something else to start their day; the Declaration of Independence.

The Louisiana House voted in favor of students, grades 4-6 to recite a portion of the Declaration of Independence every morning.

But unlike the Pledge of Allegiance, where students must be given the opportunity to recite, but it is not mandatory, the reciting of the Declaration of Independence will be mandated.

The bill will now head to the Louisiana Senate.

[thucythucy]

1. Do these folks understand that the Declaration

is many times longer than the Pledge?

Also, isn't there a part in there about King George encouraging "servile rebellion?" It'll be interesting to hear how these folks will explain that one.

"Yeah, those nasty British were encouraging our slaves to fight for their freedom! I mean, talk about tyranny!"

[Mohammed_Lee]

4. apparently its "just" this part....

“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness. That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.”

[thucythucy]

5. Ah. Too bad.

A full reading might open up their students' minds to very many questions.

Still. "All men are created equal? That kinda leaves out women and children, doesn't it?

[scscholar]

2. The Declaration is not law!

It has nothing to do with the Constitution. it is not the law. We should study what is real, not what might or could theoretically be related to what is real.

[Journeyman]

3. In the 8th grade, my teacher had us recite the Preamble to the Constitution each morning . . .

but then, Civics was the main topic of our education at the time.

[TeddyR]

6. This is arguably the most important document in US history

I have no problem with school kids learning the Declaration or reciting it. Hopefully they'll also learn that the Declaration is not a legal document. I'm fairly appalled at how uninformed our population is on a lot of issues.