The liberal Media has been blathering ever since the Idaho Republican Party held its’ convention June 24-26, 2010 in Idaho Falls. One of the largest liberal talking points has been what they have dubbed a, “Loyalty Oath.” Here’s the actual language that has the left and their willing dupes in the media all crying. It’s language actually in the Idaho Republican Party platform and that section of the plank is titled as follows:
XX. INTEGRITY IN GOVERNMENT
We, as Idaho Republicans, expect all individuals in government at all levels, including
elected officials, to conduct themselves within the highest and strictest standards of
personal conduct in carrying out their duties.
The people of Idaho demand leaders who will uphold their oath of office and the
Constitution and are accountable to the people who elect them. We call upon the State
Chairman to communicate to the party at large information regarding adherence by
Republican federal office holders, statewide office holders, and State Legislators
adherence to the state party platform and applicable resolutions adopted at our state
conventions and party meetings. The State Chairman shall prepare and send to each
Republican candidate for any federal office, statewide office, and any legislative office a
request to sign the following statement:
Candidate Disclosure
(1) “I have read the Idaho Republican Party Platform. I support the Idaho Republican
Platform and accept it as the standard by which my performance as a candidate
and as an officeholder should be evaluated. I certify that I am not a candidate,
officer, delegate or position holder in any party other than the Republican Party.”
Or,
(2) “I have read the Idaho Republican Party Platform. Except for the provisions
specifically noted below, I support the Idaho Republican Party Platform and
accept it as the standard by which my performance as a candidate and as an
officeholder should be evaluated. I certify that I am not a candidate, officer,
delegate or position holder in any party other than the Republican Party.”
The candidate disclosure statements and any exceptions noted therein, shall be posted on
the Idaho Republican Party internet site at least 30 days prior to the state primary election
and shall be made available to anyone making a request. Should any candidate fail to
submit the Disclosure Statement, the Party Chairman will announce this failure no later
than 40 days prior to the primary election.
We ask that all candidates certify they are not a candidate, officer, delegate or position
holder in any party other than the Republican Party.
July 12, 2010 at 1:12 pm |
Simpson needs to go out with the other trash!!!
July 14, 2010 at 8:05 am |
Nice move if you you believe in the power of the platform over individual thinking. Doesn’t look much like a loyalty oath but rather a way to use peer pressure to ensure lock-step adherence to the party platform. Don’t want candidates getting all uppity and try to think for themselves. Republicans tend to be automatons who value loyalty over thinking. At the next convention, you should consider jumpsuits of different colors for those who are most pure, the white jumpsuit and a seat at the right hand of the Governor. For infidels who stray from the gospel some dingy gray color or perhaps pink for gay Republicans – wait you can’t have a gay Republicans – it would be against the platform.