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A Texas Elementary School Speech Pathologist Refused to Sign a Pro-Israel Oath..so She Lost Her [tr]
The Intercept ^ | December 17, 2018 | Glenn Greenwald

Posted on 12/18/2018 6:12:55 AM PST by C19fan

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To: C19fan

I don’t care what religion the lady belongs to. Christians have also objected to taking this oath. Some went elsewhere for jobs, others were unhappy but signed the paper because they needed the work. If she stands up in class and tells the kids to hate Israel then she deserves to be fired but you can’t fire someone for refusing to buy Israeli made products. Your job does not have the right to dictate your personal opinions.


41 posted on 12/18/2018 9:07:57 AM PST by stellaluna
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To: mountn man

*** I see an oath not to engage in a harmful act to another country... ***

Do you know that in Dickinson, TX after Hurricane Harvey, Citizens not signing, “the oath” were denied damages relief?

The lady didn’t sign because she does not buy products produced in Israel. She has lost her job because of that.

It is a horrible law. What if it were a law punishing people who decide to buy made in America, instead of made in China?
I am a Texan, and support BDS. A consumer should be able to spend their money on things not produced in a particular country if he chooses.


42 posted on 12/18/2018 9:09:50 AM PST by sockmonkey (I am an America First, not Israel First FReeper.)
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To: C19fan
being required to take a Pro-Israel oath is unconstitutional.

To be clear, the problem isn't that it's Israel. The problem is that it's a foreign country. I think they're trying to keep the employees from politicizing the workplace. That's a laudable goal, but they need to revisit how they're doing it.

43 posted on 12/18/2018 9:13:05 AM PST by NorthMountain (... the right of the peopIe to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
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To: SunkenCiv

LOL


44 posted on 12/18/2018 9:16:31 AM PST by Hulka
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To: L,TOWM
An easy fix for the school district is to hire her as an employee. The laws do not apply to individuals employed by a public entity; it is a condition for being awarded the contract. They left that part out too.

Teachers also work by being awarded a contract.

45 posted on 12/18/2018 9:16:48 AM PST by eastexsteve
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To: C19fan

Man, I hate this. I’m pro-Israel, but she should not have to sign. Sheesh!


46 posted on 12/18/2018 9:44:34 AM PST by Jemian (War Eagle! Always, War Eagle!)
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To: C19fan

When I was a nipper in California in the 50s, there was a law that required every government employee to take an oath of loyalty to the Constitution. This even extended to kids who worked in school cafeterias to get a free lunch (imagine if a kid didn’t have money for lunch, he/she had to work for it). Anyway, that law was struck down, so I have no doubt that this one will be too.


47 posted on 12/18/2018 12:38:15 PM PST by hanamizu
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I took the oath in 1971. I think it was communist Angela Davis who got it thrown out when she was hired at Cal.


48 posted on 12/18/2018 12:39:39 PM PST by morphing libertarian (Use Comey's Report; Indict Hillary now. --- Proud Smelly Walmart Deplorable)
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My impulse is to agree with you. But the media lies constantly. Until, I read the so-called oath, I have no reason to believe that this isn’t commie propoganda


49 posted on 12/18/2018 10:09:39 PM PST by rmlew ("Mosques are our barracks, minarets our bayonets, domes our helmets, the believers our soldiers.")
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