Jesse Ventura Quotes
My position is that it isn't government's job to mandate patriotism. To me, mandating a pledge of allegiance to a government is something Saddam Hussein would do.
Ventura, Jesse, and Dick Russell. Don't Start the Revolution Without Me! Skyhorse Publishing, 2008.
Many Republicans in the early 21st century signed a “no new tax” pledge to Grover Norquist, a Republican Party Boss, which he kept in his personal safe. However, many criticized the practice in that the private party pledge could easily conflict with the Oath the legislators took to the Constitution.
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President Benjamin Harrison and Congress proclaimed that October 31, 1892 be a national celebration of the 400th Anniversary of Columbus landing in America. Bellamy represented a juvenile weekly publication and was named chairman of the committee to conduct the celebration. A first draft of the pledge was written by James B. Upham, a staff member of the publication. The words "under God" were added in 1952 by an Act of Congress. The original had “to my flag.” The pledge was first used publicly at the Chicago World’s Fair on October 21, 1892. It was not endorsed by Congress until 1942. It is officially recognized as law in 36 United State Code 172.
In a House debate in 1923 on the Nordic or Latin discovery of America, Congressman Summers of Washington asked Italian-American Congressman La Guardia to yield to ask whether or not Christopher Columbus had come from "your country."
The hypocricy of this slogan is almost incredible. Most of the actions of the KKK over the years have violated the spirit and the laws of America. They are opposed to many of the Bill of Rights. There was a time, before the 1970s, where members literally got away with murder in the South. When Americas laws were enforced and KKK members who broke the law were jailed and sued for monetary damages, the Klan has a very tiny membership and is constantly under survelience.
There was much similarity between the methods of the Nazis in Germany and the IRA in Ireland at that time. However, their objectives and philosophies were totally different. Like the Nazis, political opponents were “traitors”.
Jesse Ventura is an American politician, actor, television presenter, political commentator, author, and retired professional wrestler. After achieving fame in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF), he served as the 38th governor of Minnesota from 1999 to 2003. He was elected governor as the Reform Party nominee and is the party's only candidate to win a major government office.
