Originally published at: DEMOCRAT DEFIANT: Connecticut Lawmaker KNEELS During Pledge to ‘PROTEST TRUMP’ | Sean Hannity
A local Democratic legislator in Connecticut found herself in hot water this week after she refused to stand during the recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance; opting to “take a knee” to protest the patriotic ritual.
Selectwoman Melissa Schlag of Haddam, Connecticut refused to stand during the Pledge on July 16th, with video footage of the incident surfacing on the internet and going viral within minutes.
“I felt nervous when I did it but I also felt powerful,” Schlag told the Hartford Courant. “If I don’t speak up, those who can’t won’t be heard.”
“The Pledge of Allegiance doesn’t have anything to do with the flag, in my opinion,” she added. “I believe in our country. I love our flag and the United States of America.”
One GOP candidate for governor slammed the protest, saying Schlag should “resign immediately.”
“One of the things the flag stands for—it stands for our freedom, it stands for our democracy,” said candidate Tim Herbst. “It stands for the fundamental ideal that we can have differences of opinion, but we all stand in respect of our flag because many people, including my 93-year-old grandfather who’s a veteran, fought in defense of the very liberty that the flag resembles.”
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