[Vision2020] City Council and the Pledge

[Sunil Ramalingam]

Donovan asks,

" If the number of times a person reciting an oath or stating a pledge  does 
not impact their performance, commitment, pride, loyalty or remind  them of 
why they are there, why have them say it at all?"

Apparently because they will be reported to Party Central and branded as 
disloyal if they don't.

Sunil


>From: Donovan Arnold <donovanjarnold2005 at yahoo.com>
>To: Tom Hansen <thansen at moscow.com>, joekc at adelphia.net,        "'Phil 
>Nisbet'" <pcnisbet1 at hotmail.com>
>CC: vision2020 at moscow.com
>Subject: RE: [Vision2020] City Council and the Pledge
>Date: Sat, 21 Jan 2006 22:56:28 -0800 (PST)
>
>"Did  my failure to recite this oath, on a daily basis (every morning when 
>I  awoke in the barracks) make me less of a soldier committed to my  
>country?  I don’t think so."-Tom Hansen
>
>   Mr. Hansen,
>
>   If the number of times a person reciting an oath or stating a pledge  
>does not impact their performance, commitment, pride, loyalty or remind  
>them of why they are there, why have them say it at all?
>
>   -DJA
>
>Tom Hansen <thansen at moscow.com> wrote:              v\:* 
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>st1\:*{behavior:url(#default#ieooui) }                    Arnold, Arnold, 
>Arnold –
>
>     Do you know what this is:
>
>     “I,  (state your name), do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will 
>support  and defend the Constitution of the United States against all 
>enemies,  foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance 
>to the  same; and that I will obey the orders of the President of the 
>United  States and the orders of the officers appointed over me, according 
>to  regulations and the Uniform Code of Military Justice. So help me God.”
>
>     That  is the Oath of Enlistment.  The first time I recited it was June 
>  12, 1969.  I did not recite it again until December 1973.  In  fact . . . 
>  during the course of my 20 years of Army service I can  only recall 
>reciting it four times (five, if you count my initial  enlistment).  Did my 
>failure to recite this oath, on a daily basis  (every morning when I awoke 
>in the barracks) make me less of a soldier  committed to my country?  I 
>don’t think so.
>
>     Another  thing:  I would rather share a beer with the person that 
>questions  authority than the person who leaves authority unquestioned.
>
>     Take care, Moscow.
>
>     Tom Hansen
>     Moscow, Idaho
>
>             "Patriotism is not a short and  frenzied outburst of emotion 
>but the tranquil and steady dedication of a  lifetime."
>
>   --Adlai E. Stevenson, Jr.
>
>
>
>
>---------------------------------
>
>     From: vision2020-bounces at moscow.com  
>[mailto:vision2020-bounces at moscow.com] On  Behalf Of Donovan Arnold
>   Sent: Saturday, January 21, 2006  2:29 PM
>   To: joekc at adelphia.net; Phil  Nisbet
>   Cc: vision2020 at moscow.com
>   Subject: RE: [Vision2020] City  Council and the Pledge
>
>
>     Joe,
>
>   I hope John and Nancy are not insulted by being asked to say the  
>pledge. I would tend to think such patriots would revel in the  
>opportunity, not view it as a punishment or inconvenience.
>
>   The pledge is probably the only thing this community can agree to do  
>together regardless of political affiliation or positions on the issues  
>that follow that day. Unfortunately, I guess that is no longer true.
>
>   Taking two minutes out of our month to show our patriotism, commitment  
>to our nation and community, and to pledge our allegiance to this great  
>nation has apparently become politically incorrect and too much of a  
>hassle.
>
>   -DJA
>
>
>
>
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