I pledge my loyalty to...? Obama The US Constitution My religion Other (Explain) I know there may be some whose primary allegiance belongs to God. Fair enough. But to make this country function and function as it is supposed to, and as it always has, we need to be loyal to the Constitution.
I'm thinking we have to pledge our loyalty to our president, as the person elected to the office. That doesn't mean we have to agree and that we can't work to get him out of office using rule of law.
I don't- I frankly don't feel a need to pledge my loyalty to anyone or anything. I am a loyal American but I am under no obligation to prove that to anyone. I am not loyal to any person or office- but I do believe that all Americans should recognize the Constitutional authority of the President of the United States, along with the Constitutional authority of laws enacted by Congress, and the Constitutional authority of the decisions reached by the Supreme Court.
I checked "Other" - namely, my loyalty is to my two golden doodle dogs. They are the only beings on this planet that have proven themselves unconditionally loyal to me. Also, they never attempt to rip me off or lie to me for selfish reasons, nor do they ask anything in return but love. No lying political phonies, pompous clerics, or for that matter, any others self-absorbed jerkoffs, can hold a candle to the profound integrity inherent in my two best friends.
I chose "religion," but I really meant God. I have no loyalty to the Methodist Church or any church for that matter. God -> family -> the United States
Humanity? I've no god to be loyal to and though I'm not American anyway, I'm not sure I see the point in pledging loyalty to a legal document (especially one I feel is somewhat flawed). All of those other things could disappear and we'd still have humanity and isn't the ultimate purpose of law and religion to best provide for the people? I'm just cutting out the middleman.
You would pledge your allegiance to Obama because of your mistaken concept of who I am? Is this some wierd Conservative theology that I am not aware of?
When I joined the Marines, I took an oath to protect the Constitution against all enemies foreign or domestic. When I accepted the Christian faith, I gave considered it an oath to be faithful to my religion. When I got married, I took an vow to be faithful to my wife. When you are employed, you make an agreement to be faithful to your employer. In almost every aspect of life, we take oaths, make vows, or enter into agreements. The way that we are different is in which priority that we place these vows. So, this poll is not right in that it only allows one answer. You would be more accurate to ask which pledge is more important. To me my faith in God comes first. Next comes my oath to support the Constitution, Then is the vow to be faithful to my wife, and then the agreement with my employer.
To my beliefs. That every man, woman, and child are free. That regardless of race, gender, or religion that we're all equal. The fact that it's not the dirt beneath our feet that make us exceptional but it's what we do with the oppurtunities presented to us. None of us are born "American" but rather we choose to be by taking up the standard of those who saw the potential for greatness and accept the same way of life that they have. Independence. Freedom. Life. And no matter what you call yourself or what flag you decide to live under it is this idea that makes America, not the land.
Not quite. You pledge your allegiance to the presidency, not the man. But that's the same as pledging allegiance to the country. I don't agree with that, either.
I'd pledge allegiance to myself first. It's like being on an airliner and the stew instructing you to put your own oxygen mask on first. You're not much good to your kids if you've passed out.
I pledge my loyalty to 1) my family and friends 2) the defenders of my liberty, regardless of their political affiliation. 3) whoever will take on the challenge of draining the DC swamp and restoring honor and integrity to our political process.
I pledge my Allegiance to King Obama. I am the one vote lol. I picked it because its obviously ridiculous and im just further pointing that out here.
By doing what, exactly??? Anyway... I'll use a maritime analogy to explain how I see this. The Founding Fathers provided US a boat (a Constitution) to use to keep our nation and our form of government afloat (free, prosperous and well defended from domestic dangers and foreign intrigue). This boat has kept US afloat and happily so for 237 years and the boat is still in good shape. But, there are too many who suggest adding strange additions to the boat to make it serve their narrow special interests. Meanwhile, Obama is defecating in the wardrooms, on the bridge, in the passageways and everywhere he can get away with it. He is lighting fires in the wooden hull, using jacks to force the boat to conform to waterline dimensions HE wants the boat to possess. But not the way it sails best. So it will perform not as the FF's designed it to, but as HE wants it to. I say, leave the Constitution as it is and be done with the matter. And stop Obama from crapping all over God's creation!
There are some ridiculous Obama supporters but every Liberal knows how to avoid ridicule...they lie or omit. So, no one will admit to being pledged to Obama. But they are around.
To steal your analogy, I'm dedicated to keeping us afloat rather than to any specific boat or captain. While there is only one boat, there's no practical difference but were a better boat or a clear improvement to the existing boat presented, I wouldn't have any enforced commitment to stay with the old one. In fact, it's exactly the same reason you prefer allegiance to the Constitution rather than allegiance to the President of the day.
"I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all."
