[Vision2020] City Council and the Pledge

[Carl Westberg]

I think the ongoing flap around the country, not just in Moscow, surrounding 
the pledge of allegiance is much ado about nothing, including the "under 
God" part.  I hang out with a largely, if labels must be used, liberal 
crowd.  We've discussed the pledge of allegiance, and none of us has any 
problem with the recitation of it, including the words "under God", although 
a large number of us, including myself, are agnostic.  It's no big deal, we 
have received no messages from the Head Liberal telling us to work for it's 
abolishment.  Ditto for the non-existent "war on Christmas."  I read dire 
warnings from some on the right about the imminent demise of both the pledge 
of allegiance and Christmas, and I assure you, I've been informed of no such 
plot.  And living in the "People's Republic of Moscow" (ahem) , I'm sure I'd 
know about it if it existed.                                                 
                                                                             
                                                                             
                                                                        Carl 
Westberg Jr.


>From: "Tom Hansen" <thansen at moscow.com>
>To: "'Donovan Arnold'" <donovanjarnold2005 at yahoo.com>,        "'Area Man 
>(Dan C)'" <areaman at moscow.com>, <vision2020 at moscow.com>
>Subject: RE: [Vision2020] City Council and the Pledge
>Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2006 14:22:07 -0800
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>I tend to agree that reciting the Pledge of Allegiance must be the opening
>activity of each, and every, city council session.
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>But, at least, this council has eliminated one thing that was too
>sickeningly common at sessions convened by its predecessor.
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>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 . . . "
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>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.
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>Tom Hansen
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>Moscow, Idaho
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>"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
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>Dan,
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>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.
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>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.
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>-DJA
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