by Mark Coester
In response to the most embarrassing recent statements by Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, I shall keep it simple: “I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.”
For those who missed her charade, here it is: @IlhanMN refers to our great country as the “U.S. G*dd*mn States.” But without the asterisks. There is no circumstance in which she should refer to our country in this way. It is beyond disrespectful—it is appalling, disgusting, and sick. Shame on her!
Upon election to public office, members of the House of Representatives take the following Oath of Office:“I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter: So help me God.”
Finally, as understood upon application for citizenship in a naturalization ceremony, another oath is sworn. It is spoken as such: “I hereby declare, on oath, that I absolutely and entirely renounce and abjure all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state, or sovereignty, of whom or which I have heretofore been a subject or citizen; that I will support and defend the Constitution and laws of the United States of America against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I will bear arms on behalf of the United States when required by the law; that I will perform non combatant service in the Armed Forces of the United States when required by the law; that I will perform work of national importance under civilian direction when required by the law; and that I take this obligation freely without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; so help me God.”
It is my opinion that Ilhan Omar places little or no value on our nation, the Republic of the United States of America. I am grateful to House Republicans for having removed her from the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and I look forward to future events in the hope that she never serves in Congress again.
The author is a logger, Westminster resident, and 2024 candidate for U.S. Congress.