From TPM:
A lawyer in Tupelo, Miss., was thrown in jail Wednesday for refusing to say the Pledge of Allegiance in court.
When the judge asked the court to rise and say the Pledge, the lawyer, Danny Lampley, stood but did not say the words. According to local reports, Lampley, known for taking on First Amendment cases, has done so before.
This time, the judge, Talmadge Littlejohn, held him in contempt and sent him to county jail. Lampley was released five hours later.
This is in America! OK, yes, in Mississippi, but last I heard, Mississippi was still part of America. How could anyone think that this was reasonable, let alone a judge?
Crazy, isn't it?
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