-Caveat Lector- I heard this interview and fully support my governor for his stand on this. It is no different than being required to say The Lord's Prayer. The issue is government telling me I am required to do or say something and has nothing to do with being a loyal U.S. citizen.
As a native-born U.S. citizen I don't need to affirm allegiance to my country, it is there naturally. I was not required to learn or recite the pledge to become a citizen; I was born one. Even when joining the U.S. Army I was not required to recite or memorize the pledge. Rather an oath of loyalty was recited one time and not memorized or repeated. I am more inclined to require naturalized citizens to reaffirm their allegiance, but that is about as meaningful as requiring celibacy of Catholic clergy. The mouthing of something does not equal the deed. This was Governor Ventura's point; only by your actions are you a loyal citizen, not by saying so. > > From http://www.twincities.com/mld/twincities/3309432.htm > > }}}>Begin > Posted on Tue, May. 21, 2002 > Ventura compares requiring Pledge to Nazi, Taliban oaths > > BY Jim Ragsdale > Pioneer Press > Gov. Jesse Ventura's rhetoric has heated to the boiling point again. > > In a radio interview Monday, the free-associating governor > was discussing his > opposition to a bill > requiring students to recite the Pledge of Allegiance when he > began comparing it to > the indoctrination practiced by two notorious regimes, the > Taliban and the Nazis. <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance�not soap-boxing�please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'�with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds�is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html";>Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/";>ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
