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| Univ. of Wyoming Student Vet Banned From Reciting Pledge of Allegiance Because It Might Offend I |
| 2014-06-18 |
| Army Staff Sergeant Cory Schroeder was told by University of Wyoming's (UW) student government that he would not be allowed to say the Pledge of Allegiance before its meetings because it could offend international students. Schroeder was newly elected in May as a senator in the Associated Students of the University of Wyoming (ASUW) government to serve for the upcoming school year. He has been in the Army for over six years and completed a tour of duty in both Afghanistan and Iraq. Schroeder became upset when he realized the meetings did not open with the option of saying the Pledge. "Multiple senators working towards their big boy/girl "D" designator, I assume. sat me down and said it was a 'very touchy subject' and 'we don't want to offend anybody,'" Schroeder told Campus Reform. According to Robert's Rules of Order, which the student government follows, time may be taken out at the beginning to say the Pledge of Allegiance. Instead of saying the Pledge, however, ASUW's mission statement is read aloud, which includes striving for "accurate representation" and "responsible effective leadership". Looks like RRO needs an Order of Kumbaya? |
| Posted by:Uncle Phester |
| #5 Just another reason why the effort to establish + entrench LEGAL SHARIA, LEGAL HINDUISM includ CASTE SYSTEM, + OTHER in Amerika is fr far FAR F-A-R FFFAAAARRR more likely to succeed than fail. * FYI BREATBART > PETRAEUS: USA [badly] NEEDS IMMIGRATION REFORM, WASHINGTON D.C. [Pol Partisanship, Debt-to-GDP Ratio, etc.] IS A [National] SECURITY THREAT TO THE COUNTRY. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2014-06-18 22:54 |
| #4 Whoever made this stupid statement needs firing, no tenure, and pull his pension too. |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2014-06-18 18:14 |
| #3 That this happened at the Univ of Wyoming should give us all pause about the depth of the rot we face in academia, which has produced essentially a generation that cannot seem to reason, understand causality, and overcome learned political correctness to see common sense. Its our fucking country, so saying the pledge for citizens is a reaffirmation of their respect and love for it. Not American, shut up and enjoy your thoughts. Choose to take offense , please leave on the next flight! |
| Posted by: NoMoreBS 2014-06-18 15:27 |
| #2 I guess offending veterans is A-OK though. |
| Posted by: Lowspark 2014-06-18 13:33 |
| #1 I expect it is OFFENSIVE to "international students" who come to the United States to study in OUR Universities to meet and communicate with actual Americans who even KNOW the Pledge of Allegiance. And don't you wish that YOU had such Legislators of such deep courage that they would cringe and grovel in front of foreigners and perhaps even "bow" to them as our President does. ( a Proud American himself ). Gee , I wish I lived in Wyoming where I could grovel and bow like a real American. |
| Posted by: Big Thromoth3646 2014-06-18 05:54 |