Obviously it's not a legally binding contract. There are other things that should be bothering you, like the situation in Sudan and Arab terrorists. I for one will be worrying about the fact that I forgot to wear a belt today.
-Rudey
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Originally posted by DeltAlum
I just wish everyone realized that. But to read the back and forth here you get the impression that everyone thinks their side is pure as the driven snow and that the other side is lower than whale $hit -- and you can't get much lower than that.
On loyalty oaths:
Maybe it's just my age and the fact that I've probably seen more political unrest and anti-administration demonstrations in my lifetime -- but this loyalty oath thing really bothers me. Isn't a democracy supposed to be where you're loyal to a country and its ideals and not any individual?
Our system is built around the tenants of a "loyal opposition." We pledge to "one nation," not one man -- or one party.
What does this "oath" mean. If you sign it and then don't vote Republican, do the "loyalty oath" police come and take away your driver's license?
Or do you all have to dress like and march in lock-step to the polls?
I've taken a number of oaths in my lifetime -- to my country, my fraternity, my wife and others -- but never to a body politic.
The idea of this seems insidious to me.
But that's just one man's opinion.
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