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Mai Vang, who disdains Pledge of Allegiance, has no place in Congress

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There should be no place in Congress for those who won’t pledge allegiance to America. 

That means there should be no place in Congress for Mai Vang, who’s vying for California’s 7th Congressional District seat on the June 2 ballot. 

The fringe-left member of the Sacramento City Council has long made a show of turning her back on the flag during the Pledge of Allegiance –– including on Veterans Day, The California Post reported.

That’s churlish. Immature. Divisive. And deeply disrespectful.

In February 2025, Vang wrote on Facebook: “As much as I love this country, I use that moment [during the Pledge] to ground myself — to center our communities and remind myself of the injustices and harm that continue to affect so many, both locally and across the globe, under this nation’s influence.”

It’s hard to believe that “love” of country inspires not allegiance, but contempt for alleged “injustices and harm … locally and across the globe.”

Besides, reciting the Pledge, with hand over heart, does not signify that one agrees with everything the government does, will do, or has done. 

It signals loyalty to the nation itself, respect for the land of opportunity, and care for the values — foremost,........

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