Daryl Dudley, the Fourth Ward Chamber of Commerce candidate, is proposing an ordinance that would require the council to recite the Pledge of Allegiance before any council meeting or work session. According to my 2004 American Heritage Dictionary, the definition of fascism is as follows: "Totalitarianism marked by right-wing dictatorship and bellicose nationalism."
LETTER: Pledge requirement is creeping fascism
Monday, December 13, 2010 | 3:10 p.m. CST
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