[Vision2020] City Council and the Pledge

[Area Man (Dan C)]

Joe

I got to thinkin' that you asked me my opinion of the "Under God" part
of the pledge.

We know mine, and we know Don's.  What are your feelings on it?

DC


-----Original Message-----
From: vision2020-bounces at moscow.com
[mailto:vision2020-bounces at moscow.com] On Behalf Of joekc at adelphia.net
Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2006 6:40 AM
To: Donovan Arnold
Cc: vision2020 at moscow.com; DonaldH675 at aol.com
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] City Council and the Pledge


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.