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2. "I TAKE THIS OBLIGATION FREELY"
Thu Jan 24, 2013, 02:44 PM
Jan 2013

How is it possible to put a statement like this into a mandatory oath?

Apparently, "freely" means something very different to some people.

What the hell is up with these people? hrmjustin Jan 2013 #1
Unlikely to be passed maui902 Jan 2013 #91
"I TAKE THIS OBLIGATION FREELY" 0rganism Jan 2013 #2
Beat me to it. That exactly what I was thinking before I ChisolmTrailDem Jan 2013 #4
Sometimes stupid is a horrible Catch-22 Coyotl Jan 2013 #21
You are free to use whatever pitch or tone you want I guess? ck4829 Jan 2013 #5
No kidding. progressoid Jan 2013 #18
ROFL that was my first thought too gollygee Jan 2013 #63
Notice what part they left out of this military oath lunasun Jan 2013 #85
indeed n/t fishwax Jan 2013 #88
What a crock 2naSalit Jan 2013 #3
What Federal employees? Sadiedog Jan 2013 #75
Actually lots of federal employees. 2naSalit Jan 2013 #78
thanks for your reply. Sadiedog Jan 2013 #89
As a leader, you don't have faith in your people when you don't expect ck4829 Jan 2013 #6
Loyalty oaths nobodyspecial Jan 2013 #7
Spike Jones nailed assholes like these pathetic klowns hifiguy Jan 2013 #42
I never saw this before! riqster Jan 2013 #82
Shhh!!!! sadbear Jan 2013 #8
Only the GOP mind could dream up Nazi like bullshit santamargarita Jan 2013 #9
The irony is that the clown proposing this is the one who has violated his oath onenote Jan 2013 #10
A reasonable parent will ensure that the person who conceived this will be fired. Buzz Clik Jan 2013 #11
Depends on where in Arizona... immoderate Jan 2013 #77
Oh my! longship Jan 2013 #12
What purpose does this serve? NightWatcher Jan 2013 #13
Political advantage for the person who introduced the bill n/t Fumesucker Jan 2013 #48
it sounds just like a military oath? barbtries Jan 2013 #14
It's actually stolen from 2naSalit Jan 2013 #80
They want students to take the oath that Senators and the Vice President take? Jennicut Jan 2013 #15
Teachers (K-12 and post-secondary) enlightenment Jan 2013 #27
WTH?! Not in Pennsylvania, we're not! Have your teachers heard of the CONSTITUTION?! WinkyDink Jan 2013 #35
Well, yes - we have. enlightenment Jan 2013 #45
I fully get the "can't afford to lose my job" part. Man, how did we get such WHACKED legislators? WinkyDink Jan 2013 #69
Got me - enlightenment Jan 2013 #74
Funny stuff there. Demo_Chris Jan 2013 #16
Is there any doubt as to how Arizona won Bill Maher's Stupidest State contest? Initech Jan 2013 #17
Now I get it. AZ is trying to win a contest. Coyotl Jan 2013 #22
so what haooens if you're an atheis and rurallib Jan 2013 #19
The law has always allowed Quakers, Jehovah's Witnesses, and others whose religion forbids... Hekate Jan 2013 #24
Loyalty oath. What do you think the Pledge of Allegiance is? white_wolf Jan 2013 #20
Good point. What about prayer? Loyalty to the metaphysical master of the universe. Coyotl Jan 2013 #23
Especially children so young Mr.Bill Jan 2013 #31
What the Pledge IS, is a NON-MANDATED (yes, check the Constitution) paragraph WinkyDink Jan 2013 #36
It's non-mandated but very strongly encouraged. white_wolf Jan 2013 #37
Oh, trust me; I know. I held my nose in my homerooms many a year. All I asked of WinkyDink Jan 2013 #71
WHY is the AZ government prepairing their students to become state soldiers? Rex Jan 2013 #25
Because the economy is so shitty there with right to work that people can't afford to live a middle kimbutgar Jan 2013 #29
why do people keep moving to AZ then? Mosby Jan 2013 #34
For the warm weather, seniors love it and for the cheap housing kimbutgar Jan 2013 #43
the pay varies depending on where you live Mosby Jan 2013 #51
AZ is anything but lily white albeit there is now a white majority. Coyotl Jan 2013 #59
You have nothing to fear dbackjon Jan 2013 #73
He's has been seated in several chains in Glendale and the waitress took a long time to take their kimbutgar Jan 2013 #83
I feel ya--I went down there for a friend's wedding and I got that old squint eye too. MADem Jan 2013 #87
There is a general lack of good service in Arizona dbackjon Jan 2013 #90
Good comment! "freely"??? I'm not sure most people would recognize their own slavery if it bit their patrice Jan 2013 #26
"I freed a thousand slaves, I could have freed a thousand more if only they knew they were slaves." Egalitarian Thug Jan 2013 #55
Teenagers love being coerced and dominated! Ash_F Jan 2013 #28
If the bill passes the legislature and is signed by Governor Hagfinger, Aristus Jan 2013 #30
What about children who are here on resident visas without citizenship? JDPriestly Jan 2013 #32
Or (shhh!) here without either? KamaAina Jan 2013 #40
No. Here students with resident visas but who are not citizens. JDPriestly Jan 2013 #44
Gee, loyalty oaths have worked so well throughout history. gtar100 Jan 2013 #33
Metallized hydrogen is jealous of the density hifiguy Jan 2013 #38
And intergalactic space the vacuity of their "intellect".. Fumesucker Jan 2013 #50
The GOP is Irony deficient. JoePhilly Jan 2013 #39
Is it any surprise Blue Idaho Jan 2013 #41
Ooh, magic words that will certainly guide all decisions they make for years to come. tanyev Jan 2013 #46
Unconstitutional on its face..... Swede Atlanta Jan 2013 #47
Yep legaleagle_45 Jan 2013 #49
Because they are racists who hate Mexicans, Hispanics, and Native Americans Coyotl Jan 2013 #60
so the pledge of allegiance every moring, 5 days a week, 9 months a year isn't enough? arely staircase Jan 2013 #52
Heeheehehehee Sekhmets Daughter Jan 2013 #53
SO HELP ME GOD Politicalboi Jan 2013 #54
Loyalty Oathes HockeyMom Jan 2013 #56
"foreign and domestic" winter is coming Jan 2013 #57
Nothing fascist about required "loyalty oaths" for schoolchildren, nosiree. DirkGently Jan 2013 #58
I had to take an oath in AZ to be paid as a Grad Assistant Viking12 Jan 2013 #61
Adolf would be proud FiveGoodMen Jan 2013 #62
Very Nazi like on their part Arcanetrance Jan 2013 #64
more idiots stick their heads into the sand of Arizona Angry Dragon Jan 2013 #65
I see Republicans are once again tackling the real important issues facing the country. Downtown Hound Jan 2013 #66
Require every individual voting for this bill or administering the act Fresh_Start Jan 2013 #67
If you want to be a state employee in Oklahoma you avebury Jan 2013 #68
Somebody need to sue and take this to a higher/highest court. WinkyDink Jan 2013 #70
My legislature is nuts dbackjon Jan 2013 #72
Forcing them to say the Pledge of Allegiance every day for 12 years isn't enough now? kestrel91316 Jan 2013 #76
BILL NOT FOUND....... Bennyboy Jan 2013 #79
Here is one they should recite immediately after the 1st benld74 Jan 2013 #81
We are getting close to this here in NC...I feel for you with what we are up against. KoKo Jan 2013 #84
This is fucken ridiculous, like most things from AZ anymore. n/t RKP5637 Jan 2013 #86
Don't those same kids already recite the Pledge of Alligience every morning iemitsu Jan 2013 #92
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