City Council Votes Down Pledge, Allows Recitation Only 4 Times Per Year

July 4, 2011
by Marcy Bonebright


The City Council of Eugene, Ore., voted down a proposal to say the Pledge of Allegiance before every meeting, opting instead to recite it just four times a year, around patriotic holidays.

On June 27, the City Council of Eugene, Ore., caused controversy when it voted down a proposal to say the Pledge of Allegiance before its meetings. Instead, the Council approved a measure to allow the Pledge to be recited four times a year, around the major patriotic holidays: Independence Day, Veterans Day, Memorial Day and Flag Day.

Councilman Mike Clark told Fox News that http://www.foxnews.com/us/2011/06/28/co ... z1Qakt7ZRF “all he wanted to do was unite the council and show his more conservative constituents that in this city where diversity is celebrated, their more traditional values also are important.â€