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No, it's not. Communists worship their government. Americans do not worship government nor do we bow to fools.Where in his proclamation did he say for Americans to pledge their loyalty to the government!? I don't care who's in the white house or who's in control of the government. I will never give my pledge of loyalty to the government. I will the country.
As far as the pledge of allegiance is concerned, The United States of America is the government.
We basically pledge our loyalty to each other in different and sovereign states unified by a Constitution that provides equality.
When I think of the government, I think of the Post Office. It's okay, I mean, in a Benjamin Franklin kind of way.
"I call upon all the people of the United States to join in support of this national observance, whether by displaying the flag of the United States or pledging allegiance to the Republic for which it stands."
So one should not pledge their allegiance to their country?
Presidential Proclamation--Loyalty Day
When our Nation's Founders adopted the Declaration of Independence, they pledged to build a government that represented America's highest ideals, a Union that secured its people's sacred rights by "deriving [its] just powers from the consent of the governed." From the Revolutionary War to the formation of our young country, our Founders' commitment to this principle never wavered. In the fall of 1787, America launched its improbable experiment in democracy, embedding in our Constitution the core values of liberty, equality, and justice for all.
Throughout our proud history, Americans motivated by loyalty and fidelity to these principles have worked to perfect our Union. Our Constitution grants Americans unprecedented freedoms and opportunities. We are free to speak our minds, worship as we please, choose our leaders, and criticize them when we disagree. The liberties enshrined in our founding documents define us as a people and a Nation, ensuring that every American with the drive to work hard and play by the rules has the chance to build a better life for their children and grandchildren.
For over two centuries, Americans have looked with pride and devotion on a Nation that reflects its people's highest moral aspirations. On this day, we celebrate our brave men and women in uniform and honor those who gave their lives to keep our country safe and free. We also reflect on the contributions of patriotic civilians united by an understanding that citizenship is not just a collection of rights, but also a set of responsibilities.
The ideals upheld by our forebears have stirred the resolute devotion of the American people and inspired hope in the hearts of people from across the globe. With trust in a future that keeps faith with our history, we remain true to the promise of America and the spirit that unites us all.
In order to recognize the American spirit of loyalty and the sacrifices that so many have made for our Nation, the Congress, by Public Law 85-529 as amended, has designated May 1 of each year as "Loyalty Day." On this day, let us reaffirm our allegiance to the United States of America, our Constitution, and our founding values.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim May 1, 2011, as Loyalty Day. This Loyalty Day, I call upon all the people of the United States to join in support of this national observance, whether by displaying the flag of the United States or pledging allegiance to the Republic for which it stands.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-ninth day of April, in the year of our Lord two thousand eleven, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirty-fifth.
BARACK OBAMA
i'll get right on it...
"I call upon all the people of the United States to join in support of this national observance, whether by displaying the flag of the United States or pledging allegiance to the Republic for which it stands."
So one should not pledge their allegiance to their country?
"I call upon all the people of the United States to join in support of this national observance, whether by displaying the flag of the United States or pledging allegiance to the Republic for which it stands."
So one should not pledge their allegiance to their country?
Do you think all the protests planned nationwide for tomorrow will be kicked off with the Pledge of Allegiance?
Loyalty day to a cult of personality?Presidential Proclamation--Loyalty Day
When our Nation's Founders adopted the Declaration of Independence, they pledged to build a government that represented America's highest ideals, a Union that secured its people's sacred rights by "deriving [its] just powers from the consent of the governed." From the Revolutionary War to the formation of our young country, our Founders' commitment to this principle never wavered. In the fall of 1787, America launched its improbable experiment in democracy, embedding in our Constitution the core values of liberty, equality, and justice for all.
Throughout our proud history, Americans motivated by loyalty and fidelity to these principles have worked to perfect our Union. Our Constitution grants Americans unprecedented freedoms and opportunities. We are free to speak our minds, worship as we please, choose our leaders, and criticize them when we disagree. The liberties enshrined in our founding documents define us as a people and a Nation, ensuring that every American with the drive to work hard and play by the rules has the chance to build a better life for their children and grandchildren.
For over two centuries, Americans have looked with pride and devotion on a Nation that reflects its people's highest moral aspirations. On this day, we celebrate our brave men and women in uniform and honor those who gave their lives to keep our country safe and free. We also reflect on the contributions of patriotic civilians united by an understanding that citizenship is not just a collection of rights, but also a set of responsibilities.
The ideals upheld by our forebears have stirred the resolute devotion of the American people and inspired hope in the hearts of people from across the globe. With trust in a future that keeps faith with our history, we remain true to the promise of America and the spirit that unites us all.
In order to recognize the American spirit of loyalty and the sacrifices that so many have made for our Nation, the Congress, by Public Law 85-529 as amended, has designated May 1 of each year as "Loyalty Day." On this day, let us reaffirm our allegiance to the United States of America, our Constitution, and our founding values.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim May 1, 2011, as Loyalty Day. This Loyalty Day, I call upon all the people of the United States to join in support of this national observance, whether by displaying the flag of the United States or pledging allegiance to the Republic for which it stands.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-ninth day of April, in the year of our Lord two thousand eleven, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirty-fifth.
BARACK OBAMA
Michelle has those already in her favorite Hillary Clinton Brand Testicle Lock Box.
i'll get right on it...
I wonder what he thinks he'll find down there?
Gotta admit, I'm too tired to have read all that.
I'm loyal to the country. Sometimes to the government(s) that my city, state, country have. Big difference though. The government is not the country, but just a part of it. The country is all encompassing, even my fellow countrymen who just happen to be retarded liberals through no fault of their own.........er, well, yeah it is their fault, but they're my fellow Americans anyway.
May 1st is MAY DAY, a day celebrated by communists. wow, um, we have a loyalty day so to speak, it falls on July 4th!
sheesh.
I fail to see the point. I didn't see anything about pledging loyalty to the "government" in the OP.
What am I missing?
May 1st is MAY DAY, a day celebrated by communists. wow, um, we have a loyalty day so to speak, it falls on July 4th!
sheesh.
Loyalty Day is an eighty-year-old holiday (that falls on May 1st, not July 4th) and every president since Gerald Ford has commemorated it:
Loyalty Day - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
I find the practice, along with the pledge of allegiance, a bit creepy, but I don't see how it reflects on Obama one way or the other.
That's because you didn't read any of the posts, dear.Oops, too late.
Republicans already pledged to Grover Norquist over the constitution. Figures.
"I call upon all the people of the United States to join in support of this national observance, whether by displaying the flag of the United States or pledging allegiance to the Republic for which it stands."
So one should not pledge their allegiance to their country?
I fail to see the point. I didn't see anything about pledging loyalty to the "government" in the OP.
What am I missing?
I will always love my country, and love the good people that live here regardless of political affiliation. I have no problem pledging allegiance to a constitutional republic. To our current government, I really have no trust in either major party, and I think we are far from the country that our founding fathers had in mind.
I will always love my country, and love the good people that live here regardless of political affiliation. I have no problem pledging allegiance to a constitutional republic. To our current government, I really have no trust in either major party, and I think we are far from the country that our founding fathers had in mind.
Because we hold it for a fundamental and undeniable truth, "that religion or the duty which we owe to our Creator and the manner of discharging it, can be directed only by reason and conviction, not by force or violence." The Religion then of every man must be left to the conviction and conscience of every man; and it is the right of every man to exercise it as these may dictate. This right is in its nature an unalienable right. It is unalienable, because the opinions of men, depending only on the evidence contemplated by their own minds cannot follow the dictates of other men: It is unalienable also, because what is here a right towards men, is a duty towards the Creator. It is the duty of every man to render to the Creator such homage and such only as he believes to be acceptable to him. This duty is precedent, both in order of time and in degree of obligation, to the claims of Civil Society. Before any man can be considerd as a member of Civil Society, he must be considered as a subject of the Governour of the Universe: And if a member of Civil Society, do it with a saving of his allegiance to the Universal Sovereign. We maintain therefore that in matters of Religion, no man's right is abridged by the institution of Civil Society and that Religion is wholly exempt from its cognizance. True it is, that no other rule exists, by which any question which may divide a Society, can be ultimately determined, but the will of the majority; but it is also true that the majority may trespass on the rights of the minority.
Religious Freedom Page: Memorial and Remonstrance Against Religious Assessments, James Madison (1785)
