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17. Treason

Thu Dec 5, 2013, 10:33 PM

Dec 2013

Anyone holding national office who formally agrees to put the interests of any 'organization' 'first' is declaring that they regard their oath and the needs of their constituents and the nation as a whole as secondary. This is worse than bribery - it is, fundamentally, treason.

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BREAKING: Leaked Documents Show NH Legislators Asked to Take Pledge Putting Corporate Front Group Ah [View all] DonViejo Dec 2013 OP

K&R! TeamPooka Dec 2013 #1

this is nonsense . allan01 Dec 2013 #2

Bastards! mikeargo Dec 2013 #3

Sounds like a good election issue. Force every candidate to reveal any pledge they've signed. nt okaawhatever Dec 2013 #73

Isn't this treason? Flatpicker Dec 2013 #4

That was my first thoughts as well. WHEN CRABS ROAR Dec 2013 #13

Treason RiverNoord Dec 2013 #17

prosecution would require questionseverything Dec 2013 #62

I can't argue with you there. RiverNoord Dec 2013 #72

Pr-exactly! This constitutes an attempt to overthrow the government indepat Dec 2013 #65

I dont believe so since the pledge wasnt to a foreign government. cstanleytech Dec 2013 #30

Try sedition then. watoos Dec 2013 #42

Sickening democrank Dec 2013 #5

Even sadder, why does it take a British newspaper to break shit like this? Fuddnik Dec 2013 #6

Exactly billhicks76 Dec 2013 #10

You know why. merrily Dec 2013 #24

The article called it an investigative report. I have several of their articles today but riversedge Dec 2013 #25

Well, any chance we'll be reading about this in The New York Times? QuestForSense Dec 2013 #35

+1 Blue_Tires Dec 2013 #59

If ALEC doesn't represent the corporations that own 95% of the media outlets, they probably okaawhatever Dec 2013 #74

WHOAAAAA....... Can you say bombshell revelation? Firebrand Gary Dec 2013 #7

Not much difference than Norquist pledge lobodons Dec 2013 #8

I was thinking the same. riversedge Dec 2013 #23

What is that smell? cliffordu Dec 2013 #9

Hell, a dead oak will do, Jackpine Radical Dec 2013 #14

Have you priced 1 inch hemp lately? pscot Dec 2013 #34

Meh. I was thinking 1/4 inch. cliffordu Dec 2013 #69

This is a clear and present danger to our democracy! SCVDem Dec 2013 #11

what is it with these people and their oaths and their clubs? mopinko Dec 2013 #12

Ain't that the truth... Hubert Flottz Dec 2013 #15

It's part of the overall pattern of Republicon OCCULTISM Berlum Dec 2013 #19

But they love them some Presidents Prayer Breakfast blkmusclmachine Dec 2013 #21

Republicans will be torn between this pledge and their pledge of allegiance to Grover Norquist. JEFF9K Dec 2013 #16

ALEC Looks Like A Marriage Of Joseph McCarthy And John Birch DallasNE Dec 2013 #18

Really. Well put, DallasNE Cha Dec 2013 #28

Bingo. Scuba Dec 2013 #48

Sieg Heil! blkmusclmachine Dec 2013 #20

I think all legislators were asked to take riversedge Dec 2013 #22

Where do WE draw the line? How much are WE going to put up with? merrily Dec 2013 #26

Wow! Good on somebody leaking those Cha Dec 2013 #27

Makes you wonder ... sarchasm Dec 2013 #29

Why don't I see folks marching Plucketeer Dec 2013 #31

Because unless they read the Guardian zeemike Dec 2013 #41

A big K & R!!! Stevepol Dec 2013 #32

It time to weissmam Dec 2013 #33

Whoever leaked this is a traitor... Indi Guy Dec 2013 #36

Does this remind you of high school . . .or maybe even junior high? cheyanne Dec 2013 #37

In high school they couldn't force you to be there servants for life or take away access to doctors FiveGoodMen Dec 2013 #70

and k & r! n/t wildbilln864 Dec 2013 #38

K&R. The wheels will come off soon with enough stories like this one. nt silvershadow Dec 2013 #39

Impeachable? MrModerate Dec 2013 #40

This is not ethical. leanforward Dec 2013 #43

Hitler would be so proud of ALEC olddad56 Dec 2013 #44

They're running it like a cult ck4829 Dec 2013 #45

Treason. avaistheone1 Dec 2013 #46

Exactly! nolabels Dec 2013 #53

I think almost all Repub politicians have signed both ALEC & Norquist pledges stuffmatters Dec 2013 #47

Kick Scuba Dec 2013 #49

ALEC mtasselin Dec 2013 #50

This implicates ALEC's work in every state Sienna86 Dec 2013 #51

Live Free or Die N.H.......... Historic NY Dec 2013 #52

Then in my opinion, that's grounds for impeachment. closeupready Dec 2013 #54

How stupid is ALEC anyway? don't they know that a Republican's OATH is meaningless Bandit Dec 2013 #55

They'll stay bought, as long as you have money. Orsino Dec 2013 #60

Interesting that a British newspaper Kelvin Mace Dec 2013 #56

Seditious Conspiracy Moral Compass Dec 2013 #57

"I pledge alleigence to ALEC and not the United States of America..." nt Old and In the Way Dec 2013 #58

Can't wait for the rest of the story. Orsino Dec 2013 #61

Once again it appears that to find out what's happening in America . . . Jack Rabbit Dec 2013 #63

This appears an... JimboBillyBubbaBob Dec 2013 #64

It SHOULD be a capital offense. FiveGoodMen Dec 2013 #71

Wonder if the U.S. will round up and prosecute these imo treason-committing indepat Dec 2013 #66

Damned ALEC groups... TRoN33 Dec 2013 #67

An oath such as this should burnsei sensei Dec 2013 #68