tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23800220.post8442772220151823642..comments2023-10-27T14:44:07.700-04:00Comments on sevesteen.com: The PledgeSevesteenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15439626386416115766noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23800220.post-75311312384075287642011-07-25T14:19:27.872-04:002011-07-25T14:19:27.872-04:00I thought more of her before this charade.I thought more of her before this charade.NotClauswitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14358707844087117280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23800220.post-1486400516347520112011-07-11T14:24:16.396-04:002011-07-11T14:24:16.396-04:00Thanks for posting this, Dad. I wasn't aware o...Thanks for posting this, Dad. I wasn't aware of this awful vow. I don't understand how one can stand for freedom, justice and equality, and try to impose an idea that directly conflicts with that.<br /><br />He speaks against coercion among other things, and I want to ask him: How is it not coercion to deny a person the opportunity to serve their country based on anything but their ability to do the task assigned? How is it not coercion to prevent the right to chose a life partner if the partner does not fit the 'appropriate' designation, and with that, what is the appropriate designation? How is it not totalitarian control when a person is denied the human right of gender expression, sexual preference, of identity by imposing the loss of basic civil rights when they do not follow a narrow set of ideals? How do you protect a child when this vow, these acts, strip that very child of American civil rights, human rights and simple dignity, because the kid happened to express his sexuality or gender perhaps before he was even aware of it? <br /><br />And...while my sexuality wouldn't change your views on this, thank you for your tolerance, and in my specific case, the understanding, support and love WITHOUT my needing asking for it.Sevesteen's Kidnoreply@blogger.com