To: President Donald Trump, The United States House of Representatives, and The United States Senate
Restoring Patriotism
In an effort to restore American Patriotism and to unite Americans AS Americans before uniting them into sub-groups, the U.S. should restore The Pledge of Allegiance to it's pre-1954 form.
Why is this important?
At the ripe old age of 65, I've watched American Patriotism dwindle over the years to what I now consider to be the lowest point in my lifetime. The biggest reason for this is that Americans now tend to identify with smaller and smaller groups rather than with Americans as a whole. (i.e. African-Americans, Latino-Americans, Christian Americans, non-Christian-Americans), etc. This began with McCarthyism in the 1950's when the words 'under God' were inserted into The Pledge of Allegiance. Restoring The Pledge of Allegiance to it's pre-1954 wording (without 'under God') will go a long way in uniting Americans AS Americans FIRST, without the sub-groups.