St. Louis Park, Minnesota, city council has decided to remove the pledge of allegiance from their meetings. Your thoughts? More info below:

The city council member, Anne Mavity, who proposed the idea says that not everyone who has business with the city council is a citizen. She says, “They certainly don’t need to come into city council chambers and pledge their allegiance to our country in order to tell us what their input is about a sidewalk in front of their home.”

But aren't the city council members part of government? Aren't they part of our country? Don't the city council members owe allegiance to their flag and their country?

Do we have to alter our allegiance to our own country because of foreigners who might live here?

https://therealside.com/2019/07/minnesota-city-council-says-no-more-pledge-of-allegiance/

What are your thoughts?

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soar2newhighs

If those who are not citizens, and attend such meetings, need to be told: Before you come here as a non citizen unless you're in the process of becoming one, you will acknowledge the pledge or get out until it's over. End of story! Come back later, but your input just might be disregarded!

4meAndyou · F

@soar2newhighs Even if they WERE American citizens, no one wants to force anyone, (especially Non-Americans), to recite the pledge of allegiance if they object to a word contained therein, or if they just can't pledge any loyalty to the flag that represents this country.

My beef is this: these a-hole local politicians swore an oath under false pretenses and they are in office because they lied.

The oath of office for Minnesota is as follows:

“I, (name) do solemnly swear to support the Constitution of the United States,
the Constitution of the State of Minnesota, and to discharge faithfully the
duties of the office of (insert brief description of office) of the city of (insert
city), Minnesota, to the best of my judgment and ability, so help me God.”
Minn. Stat. § 358.08. If the officer objects to an oath on religious grounds, the word “affirm” can
substitute for the word “swear,” and the phrase “and this I do under the
penalties of perjury” can substitute for the phrase “so help me God.”

http://www.cityofhokah-mn.gov/league-of-minnesota-documentation/CHAPTER%206%20ELECTED%20OFFICIALS%20AND%20COUNCIL%20STRUCTURE%20AND%20ROLE.pdf

So they are swearing to support the Constitution of the United States, and now they are basically spitting on a pledge that was made to honor our flag, which represents the United States AND the Constitution.

I don't know why some folks can't bring themselves to understand that it is all about patriotism, and respect for our symbols and respect and love for our country.

soar2newhighs

What you're seeing is CAPITULATION by weak and feckless politicians, caving into Political Correctness. That's the long and short of it. And even if it weren't the issue of the pledge of allegiance, then other issues that might "offend" or "upset" others; those politician will fold in a heartbeat, especially if they see it furthering their agenda(s).@4meAndyou

4meAndyou · F

@soar2newhighs To whom are they REALLY captitulating? To the college professors who are training a nation of communists, with one goal...bring this country to it's knees? Or to the billionaires who fund them?

soar2newhighs

Both.@4meAndyou