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In reply to the discussion: Pres.Obama proclaims May 1 as Loyalty Day [View all]fishwax
(29,153 posts)68. Obama has proclaimed it every year that he's been in office
as did bush ii, clinton, bush i, reagan, carter, all the way back to kennedy ...
(Edited to add: eisenhower also issued proclamations, but not every year.)
Here's JFK's second loyalty day proclamation: http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/?pid=24011
Whereas this Nation, with its traditions of freedom, liberty, and justice under law, is the inspiration of free men and of others striving for freedom and justice throughout the world; and
Whereas the strength and vigor of this Nation is clearly attributable to the steadfast devotion and loyalty of its people; and
Whereas it is fit and proper to set aside a special day each year to give affirmative expression to our unceasing devotion and loyalty to this Nation and its free institutions and to give affirmative expression to our absolute repudiation and rejection of totalitarian concepts of_ either the left or the right; and
Whereas the Congress, by a joint resolution approved July 18, 1958 (72 Stat. 369), has designated May 1 of each year as Loyalty Day, and has requested the President to issue a proclamation inviting the people of the United States to observe that day with appropriate ceremonies:
Now, Therefore, I, John F. Kennedy, President of the United States of America, do hereby call upon the people of the United States, and upon all patriotic, civic, and educational organizations to observe Tuesday, May 1, 1962, as Loyalty Day, in schools and other suitable places, with appropriate ceremonies in which all of our people may join in the reaffirmation of their loyalty to the United States of America.
I also call upon the appropriate officials of the Government to display the flag of the United States on all Government buildings on that day as a manifestation of our loyalty to the Nation which that flag symbolizes.
In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the United States of America to be affixed.
DONE at the City of Washington this Fourth day of April in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and sixty-two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and eighty-sixth.
JOHN F. KENNEDY
By the President:
DEAN RUSK,
Secretary of State
Whereas the strength and vigor of this Nation is clearly attributable to the steadfast devotion and loyalty of its people; and
Whereas it is fit and proper to set aside a special day each year to give affirmative expression to our unceasing devotion and loyalty to this Nation and its free institutions and to give affirmative expression to our absolute repudiation and rejection of totalitarian concepts of_ either the left or the right; and
Whereas the Congress, by a joint resolution approved July 18, 1958 (72 Stat. 369), has designated May 1 of each year as Loyalty Day, and has requested the President to issue a proclamation inviting the people of the United States to observe that day with appropriate ceremonies:
Now, Therefore, I, John F. Kennedy, President of the United States of America, do hereby call upon the people of the United States, and upon all patriotic, civic, and educational organizations to observe Tuesday, May 1, 1962, as Loyalty Day, in schools and other suitable places, with appropriate ceremonies in which all of our people may join in the reaffirmation of their loyalty to the United States of America.
I also call upon the appropriate officials of the Government to display the flag of the United States on all Government buildings on that day as a manifestation of our loyalty to the Nation which that flag symbolizes.
In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the United States of America to be affixed.
DONE at the City of Washington this Fourth day of April in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and sixty-two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and eighty-sixth.
JOHN F. KENNEDY
By the President:
DEAN RUSK,
Secretary of State
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+1 You know the system is sick when you can't even parody it anymore. nt
woo me with science
May 2013
#59
Well, there you have it. a "day celebrated by the left" gets to hear the "loyalty" message...
Eleanors38
May 2013
#70
Why not make it simple and just call it International Labor Day, to remember the struggles of those
sabrina 1
May 2013
#159
Yes, why this trip to May 1 Mecca to regularly pay homage to what it doesn't mean?
Eleanors38
May 2013
#73
Ah, yes, but the KING BARACK crowd WILL find a way to paint it in a negative light AND blame it all
MADem
May 2013
#150
"Patriotism is voluntary. It is a feeling of loyalty and allegiance that is the result of knowledge
bemildred
May 2013
#11
JFK's last one before he was murdered...Proclamation 3528 - Loyalty Day, 1963 April 18, 1963
MADem
May 2013
#212
Some people here wouldn't be satisfied unless the President acted like a petulant child.
tritsofme
May 2013
#105
There are lots of "laws" that pervert other concepts. Doesn't make it "right", nt
JanMichael
May 2013
#106
Funny, that. Since it originates in the 1950s and was NOT invented by Obama.
kestrel91316
May 2013
#111
I know--when he took the Presidential Time Machine back to 1959 and made May 1 'Loyalty Day,' I was
msanthrope
May 2013
#95
Loyalty day? I think it's Obama's way of telling his supporters where HIS loyalties lie. nt
Demo_Chris
May 2013
#15
Well, this is 2013. Time to move forward. The 'commies' are over, although some people do live
sabrina 1
May 2013
#160
Absolutely correct, this is way outdated, definitely time to move forward. After we are able to
sabrina 1
May 2013
#161
But...but...N.Korea does not have all the rights and "freedoms" that we did..
dixiegrrrrl
May 2013
#38
If it's supposed to be a sop to the right, the irony is it will probably make them freak out.
Warren DeMontague
May 2013
#42
yeah, it's a weird thing. I don't think I've ever thought about it outside of DU
fishwax
May 2013
#128
No, I'm just sick of the way McCarthyism and Blue Laws have stayed kicking and screaming
Taverner
May 2013
#147
Do we care about 'facts' any more or are we becoming factless anti-republicans.
pampango
May 2013
#94
My loyalty always has and always will be to the international working class....
socialist_n_TN
May 2013
#101
I think YOU get a FAIL for not correcting your misleading post when it has been pointed out
kestrel91316
May 2013
#108
Obama signed it. No one forced him to. I must as such take it as part and parcel of his intent. n/t
Fire Walk With Me
May 2013
#186
Loyalty 4 what? Stagnant Wages? Unemployment? Corporate Profits? Homelessness? Banks? War? Torture?
Catherina
May 2013
#121
Oh, go ahead and PRETEND you haven't seen this has been DEBUNKED all over the thread.
DevonRex
May 2013
#125
Your concern is noted. Please feel free to share more of your concerns, and enjoy your stay. nt
msanthrope
May 2013
#127
Certainly sounds as if a 60 something year old law has become very outdated.
dixiegrrrrl
May 2013
#144
When all else fails, wave the flag and look constipated with patriotic sincerity.
Tierra_y_Libertad
May 2013
#146
Oh stop. This is 2013 and a near century year old law is what people are using to defend the use of
sabrina 1
May 2013
#162
Why don't you link to whatever it is you are rambling on about? IF I had seen this in the past
sabrina 1
May 2013
#167
None of that answers my question. YOU accused ME of not doing something and I asked you for
sabrina 1
May 2013
#172
"Law" isn't optional. It's the law of the land. You'd certainly pitch a fit if Dumbya flouted the
MADem
May 2013
#177
MADem, I have to say that you are TOTALLY enjoying yourself in this thread and the others
Number23
May 2013
#189
'absurd pomposity' is just about the most adequate word I can think of to describe these folks
Number23
May 2013
#220
This thread is indeed the tipping point for the preponderance of the evidence
treestar
May 2013
#200
Personally it too close to the "Loyality oaths" Republicans in W Administration tried
diabeticman
May 2013
#152
Why not get off your butt and work to repeal the law that requires the proclamation, instead
MADem
May 2013
#170
Your very post belies that assertion. I'd say you DO care, if you bother to gripe about it. nt
MADem
May 2013
#180
Blatant, utterly sickening attempt to make us forget May 1 is WORKER'S RIGHTS DAY!
Fire Walk With Me
May 2013
#182