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To Protest War, Councilman Forgoes the Pledge
Continue to the storyHe said he did not mind that his stand was angering people. “That’s what political speech is supposed to do,” Mr. Rawles said. “It’s supposed to infuriate and irritate and challenge and make people think. They apparently would prefer me just to walk lockstep and mouth ritualistic words to a mandatory ceremony.”