[Vision2020] City Council and the Pledge

[Tom Hansen]

I tend to agree that reciting the Pledge of Allegiance must be the opening
activity of each, and every, city council session.

 

But, at least, this council has eliminated one thing that was too
sickeningly common at sessions convened by its predecessor.

 

I went back and listened to a handful of last year's council sessions.  Do
you know what seemed sickeningly common among motions presented by council
members?  It seemed that these motions were prefaced with the words "I move
that we suspend the rules and . . . " 

 

I feel that reciting the Pledge of Allegiance must be reinstated (if it was
not a simple oversight), but I wouldn't exactly start a petition demanding
recall quite yet, Arnold.

 

Tom Hansen

Moscow, Idaho 

 

"Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving
safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in
sideways, chocolate in one hand, a drink in the other, body thoroughly used
up, totally worn out and screaming 'WOO HOO. What a ride!'"

 

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From: vision2020-bounces at moscow.com [mailto:vision2020-bounces at moscow.com]
On Behalf Of Donovan Arnold
Sent: Friday, January 20, 2006 2:10 PM
To: Area Man (Dan C); vision2020 at moscow.com
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] City Council and the Pledge

 

Dan,

Thanks for bringing this up. I think any person who cannot show a loyalty to
the United States over other nations has no business being in an elected
office in the United States. 

I think the people in any city, county, state, or country deserve, at
minimum, the knowledge that their elected leaders are on their team. If an
elected leader cannot say, "Yes, I affirm my allegiance to this country,
state, county, and city FIRST.", I think that disqualifies them from the
position. Saying, "I am for Humans" just does not cut it for me.

-DJA

 

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