Posted on 10/06/2004 11:58:35 AM PDT by MaineRepublic
the actions of one man aren't the issue, the actions of an unpatriotic member of a towns governing board are.
And if a towns city government offends me, I will go elsewhere.
NO, all I want to do is make it known to them that this man is creating a problem for them and his actions may keep tourists away.
Estes Park is a tourist town after all
I think they already know that! They have already started a recall.
It is petty to try to punish a whole town for the unsupported actions of one man.
Let's rehash. The town has a policy of saying the pledge at council meetings, right? That is good, right? One man is an a$h$.
Conclusion: Punish the town?
I'm PRAYING, yes PRAYING, they get the 200 or so signatures.
He needs to go back to school (or to FINISH school), and to figure out the intent of the Founding Fathers was that the govt not dictate a PARTICULAR religion (such as Anglican) to which the people ('sheeple') must belong. If I lived in Estes, his path home at night would not be without signs and fanfare making fun of his idiotic stance. I would make it my MISSION to embarass him right out of town.
The latest on this story is that Habecker has won an injunction on the recall election from a Federal Judge in Denver. Much to the chagrin of the people of Estes Park, my hometown for 20 years, he has made this a national issue. In a speech to some group in Ft. Collins he made his agenda clear when he told them he wanted to have the Pledge removed from all public schools.
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