America is NOT free. You pay taxes every day you buy something. I have maybe paid 4 dollars today in fact in taxes. What do I get for it? Well, I get an army watching my back from people tring to take over my land. I get police officers protecting me if I need it, just 3 phone digits away. If I DO get hurt then I have an ambulance prolly already on the way. I was given an education for free for TWELVE YEARS!! I was given a road to get there. On that SAME road I was able to go to church. A church of MY choice. I wasn't shot in the head or chased by any gunman or "military" forces because of it. I am able to go where ever in the world I want. IT IS MY CHOICE AS AN AMERICAN! I am going to say the plege of allegiance. I will pledge to this country no matter what. If I need to go to war? FINE!! I'll go!! I signed up for the draft as soon as I turned eighteen. Its the LEAST I could do for my country. Just because some other people didn't always have their flags out DOESN'T mean MY family didn't. We have ALWAYS had the flag out. TOO MANY PEOPLE HAVE DIED FOR ME TO BE FREE FOR ME TOO DENOUNCE ANY OF THAT!!!! Its late and I am now going to bed WITHOUT HAVING TO WORRY ABOUT BEING BLOWN TOO ****!!! GOD BLESS AMERICA!!!