ruben, got to disagree here. if you and all your relatives, every single one, back to 1620 were systematically abused in every way possible, degraded and stripped of any dignity, you wouldn't post such statements. if your gender, ethnicity or non-religious beliefs were only gotten through long and arduous trials in the streets and in the courts, after lifetimes of having to live out of sight of rich, white, christian males, you would not think the constitution protects any body that is not rich, white, christian and male. when laws have to be passed to give minorities the same basic rights that are enjoyed by rich, white, christian males in our country, that constitution, flag, pledge (added in 1954, yup, you guessed it, by rich, white, christian males). the only thing you got right is that sports fans are not really interested in the anthem, just when is that damn thing going to be over so the game can start. only a small percentage of rich, white, christian males are even american.