[Vision2020] City Council and the Pledge

[joekc at adelphia.net]

Donovan,
John Dickinson wrote two letters to Vision 2020 explaining his views on the Pledge, and no where does he say anything close to the reason you criticize below, e.g., "not saying the pledge saves valuable time." (Actually, Don Huskey didn't even put the point this way.)

John did write: "My primary objection to making the pledge pro forma is that it dilutes its meaning by saying it all the time." And he explained this view in detail in each of the letters.

Why don't you go back and re-read John's actual words instead of making things up and suggesting that there is some hidden agenda.

Best, Joe

---- Donovan Arnold wrote:
>The reality is that the "time issue" of banning the pledge is simply an excuse for those members of the council that disagree with saying the pledge(or some aspect of it). And rather then sitting there and not saying it, they just banned everyone from saying it.
>
>I have never ever heard the argument, other than from John Dickinson, that not saying the pledge saves valuable time. That is just insane. Sorry, I am not so dumb to take that bait.
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