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Showing Original Post only (View all)Massive DU History Fail.....the CONGRESS passed "Loyalty Day' in 1958. [View all]
36 USC § 115 - Loyalty Day
(a) Designation. May 1 is Loyalty Day.
(b) Purpose. Loyalty Day is a special day for the reaffirmation of loyalty to the United States and for the recognition of the heritage of American freedom.
(c) Proclamation. The President is requested to issue a proclamation
(1)calling on United States Government officials to display the flag of the United States on all Government buildings on Loyalty Day; and
(2)inviting the people of the United States to observe Loyalty Day with appropriate ceremonies in schools and other suitable places.
(a) Designation. May 1 is Loyalty Day.
(b) Purpose. Loyalty Day is a special day for the reaffirmation of loyalty to the United States and for the recognition of the heritage of American freedom.
(c) Proclamation. The President is requested to issue a proclamation
(1)calling on United States Government officials to display the flag of the United States on all Government buildings on Loyalty Day; and
(2)inviting the people of the United States to observe Loyalty Day with appropriate ceremonies in schools and other suitable places.
Since 1960, there have been over 50 proclamations of "Loyalty Day"--including by Presidents Kennedy, Carter, Clinton, and now President Obama. But it was really fun to read the two separate freak-out threads on this utter non-issue, blaming President Obama.
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Massive DU History Fail.....the CONGRESS passed "Loyalty Day' in 1958. [View all]
msanthrope
May 2013
OP
We've got two threads hopping in GD now. They are high, civics-free humor. nt
msanthrope
May 2013
#3
What's the controversy then? I missed all but the proclamation. Standard stuff.
freshwest
May 2013
#6
Ahem....The current President did what every other Democratic President did, and is being blamed for
msanthrope
May 2013
#9
Someone explained it to me. It's called ratfucking, invented by the Nixon operative, Segretti:
freshwest
May 2013
#31
I just found out we can also DUmail ourselves things to refer back to, if needed.
freshwest
May 2013
#129
Our problem is the stake through the heart! That only works on vampires.
Tyrs WolfDaemon
May 2013
#146
Are you unaware that the wording in your OP is misleading, or do you just not care?
redqueen
May 2013
#19
I'm asking you. And will you correct your mistake in your title? It's a Civics Fail that
msanthrope
May 2013
#20
The DU version of 'Obama doesn't have ketchup on his burgers!' and 'His hair cut looks Muslim!'
freshwest
May 2013
#156
I think President Obama read it through a bullhorn, while standing on piles of money.....nt
msanthrope
May 2013
#25
And there was a sulfurous cloud of smoke wreathed about him, as befits the anti-Christ
Hekate
May 2013
#72
yes, and how calling may day another holiday is very much to quash May Day as May Day.
robinlynne
May 2013
#97
"It's ridiculous to think that an American Pres would issue a proclamation honoring workers day"
magellan
May 2013
#78
I get the confusion now. You have to know the history behind International Workers Day
OKNancy
May 2013
#142
Over 80 countries count it as a national holiday-- over an event that happened in Chicago...
eilen
May 2013
#149
You Better Believe It!!!! The "Losing of Shit" combined with a "Civics Fail" is high comedy.
msanthrope
May 2013
#23
Look, when Obama used the Presidential Time Machine to go back to 1958 and get this law passed,
msanthrope
May 2013
#29
He's actually one of the Pharoahs, in case you haven't heard. He's an immortal shapeshifter.
freshwest
May 2013
#55
Yes, pursuant to statute created in 1958. Frankly, I find the co-opting of Beltane by the Marxists
msanthrope
May 2013
#62
...and the wholesale fucking of the American worker has been going on since the 1800's
Earth_First
May 2013
#48
Nah--I'm betting it was written sometime in April, was reviewed and edited by the DLC,
msanthrope
May 2013
#53
I don't remember, but then I was busy studying for final exams back then at this time.
Cleita
May 2013
#64
Statement by the President Upon Signing Resolution Designating May as Loyalty Day
James48
May 2013
#76
Obama took over Eisenhower's body through the Jedi mind-meld after he used the Presidential Time
msanthrope
May 2013
#79
Of course it came out of the McCarthy era list making oath taking time of knives in backs
Bluenorthwest
May 2013
#96
Damn Jimmy Carter, and every other Democratic President who answered that request from Congress!!!
msanthrope
May 2013
#103
If you say so. But, I think he's just rather typical and very ordinary.
Tierra_y_Libertad
May 2013
#114
Yeah, a Republican, anti-Commie idea to counter May Day as International Workers Day
Coyotl
May 2013
#136
The President is requested, not the President shall. His choice, not his duty.
TheKentuckian
May 2013
#157