© Getty ImagesSilverton, Colorado
Shane Fuhrman, mayor of the 550-person town of Silverton, announced his decision during a trustee meeting last week, saying the pledge has led to threats and divided the community, KDVR reported.
"Due to direct and indirect threats, inappropriate comments in and out of public meetings, and the general divisiveness this is creating in our community, we will not be doing the Pledge of Allegiance during town of Silverton board of trustee meetings."Fuhrman, who didn't elaborate on the nature of the threats, said he was suspending recitation of the pledge "until such time that we can discuss this at a board retreat or workshop."
His announcement was immediately challenged by one trustee of the small mountain town, Molly Barela, who blasted the "unilateral decision" she said was made without board approval.
But Fuhrman waved off her concerns, saying, "If you'd like to find somewhere in the code that does not permit me to do this, I welcome that discussion at our next meeting."
Later, during the public comments section of the meeting, one attendee openly defied the mayor and stated that she wanted to stand for the Pledge of Allegiance.
Reader Comments
* The indoctrination starts so young that the omission of the pledge probably has a destabilizing effect on many.
I suffered through the Pledge for 12 years and somehow, I came out hating what America became earlier and worse than anyone. 🤔
R.C.
Lsjarvi, supra: Since it's the BFM, one is forced to guess, and I dare say that some CIAntifite type is behind it, paid for by Soros or similar. (When it was the socialists* who came up with God damned thing.)
RC
*Or even the commies like you.**
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rc
The result should be investigation and, if I ruled the universe, charges of treason. Thankfully God didn't grant me that much authority.
So, I guessed that was a song I was unfamiliar with. I came across this: [Link] So all that makes me wonder if you're over 70, or are a fan of one of the latter folk, or . . . other. I'm gonna guess Suzy B. fan?
RC
The world also seems to be doomed to that fate, eventually. But it's alive so there's no telling what that would really mean.
RC
I do love good poetry. My father's favorite was Annabel Lee by Poe. He was a GREAT poet. One more thing I've gotta get done rather than this.
R.C.
Can you honestly say that we're better governed than if we had instead a median SOTTite (who knew none of us) as a despot? Hell! I'd take the least SOTTite over what we have.
RC
serfs'(better said, quasi-nobles) of the MIC. (Excepting me of course who has long been . . I dunno. not a black sheep, but simply different.)RC