[ken21]

"The loyalty oath is a part of the Colorado Revised Statutes, which requires professors, teachers, and instructors at all state colleges and universities to swear to uphold the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of Colorado."

it's pretty obvious that if one does not want to sign this, then one is not an american.

[gcruse]

I guess asking him to pledge allegiance to the flag is out of the question,too.

[Paladin2]

If they have a problem with the US Constitution, let them seek employment elsewhere. They could start their own university.

[ken21]

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[Ken522]

Levitt said he didn't want to re-sign a faculty loyalty oath that CU administrators are trying to ensure is signed by all current CU-Boulder faculty.

Why not? Is his arm broken? Will it cause too much pain? More pain than grading all those essays from the students? Poor, poor pitiful professor!

[mad puppy]

"To my mind it was simply a form of public humiliation on the part of the faculty making them kiss the ring of the Pope and let them know who's boss, to intimidate them and get them in line, all of that business," Levitt said.

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They ARE the boss dummy. And WE, the tax payers of Colorado, are THEIR boss. And by the way, WE are pissed. Boulder isn't the only town that pays taxes that go in part toward CU. You might have to leave Boulder county from time to time to understand how most people view your beautiful city.

[Road Warrior ‘04]

Signing the oath of allegiance is no different than signing a non-compete clause for any corporation. If you don't or won't sign a non-compete, you're either not hired or fired.

BTW, if you're going to comment to a poster, it is best that you click the ole reply prompt and then TYPE something.

[ken21]

"I base everything I do on the clear principles of constitutional law, and from my point of view, beginning with the U.S. Constitution, everything has to conform to that, including the Colorado Constitution," Churchill said. "As far as I'm concerned, the U.S. without attribution ripped off a big chunk of that Constitution from us," Churchill said.

By "us," Churchill said he meant Native Americans, specifically, the six nations of the Iroquois Confederacy.

could someone explain what churchill means?

[Jokelahoma]

Heck, add in what I have to submit to, which amounts to a "peer review" every quarter, where I am observed doing my job (I'm a corporate trainer) by my peers, and they fill out evaluations of how well I'm performing my duties. Would be nice to see these leftists have to undergo peer reviews by the one or two conservative professors on campus, to be certain they're not indoctrinating young minds, but are instead simply teaching their classes. Of course, they'd scream "academic freedom!" at the top of their lungs, were that to occur.

[jjmucr]

Question: Is anyone else offended by this professor's anti-Catholic remark? I just want to use the left's tactics against.

[The Spirit Of Allegiance]

Signing a Loyalty oath at Colorado University..."To my mind it was simply a form of public humiliation on the part of the faculty making them kiss the ring of the Pope and let them know who's boss, to intimidate them and get them in line, all of that business," Levitt said.

So, loyalty is now considered a form of PUBLIC HUMILIATION by some, in contrast to those of us whose eyes have occasional TEARS when we say the Pledge of Allegiance and hear "God Bless America."

Communist Goals (1963) -- http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1272893/posts

13. Do away with all loyalty oaths.

17. Get control of the schools. Use them as transmission belts for socialism and current Communist propaganda. Soften the curriculum. Get control of teachers' associations. Put the party line in textbooks.

18. Gain control of all student newspapers.

19. Use student riots to foment public protests against programs or organizations which are under Communist attack.

[ladyjane]

"To my mind it was simply a form of public humiliation on the part of the faculty making them kiss the ring of the Pope

Kiss the ring of the Pope? Public humiliation? hmmm...sounds like an anti-Catholic slur.

[Biblebelter]

In order for these clowns to keep their jobs, will they have to engage lawyers who invoke the Constitution which is something they are unwilling to embrace? Of course, that is pretty much the motus operandi of Communist and Socialist freeloaders living in a free country, bite the hand that feeds them.

[Paul C. Jesup]

The oath reads "I solemnly (swear) (affirm) that I will uphold the constitution [sic] of the United States and the constitution [sic] of the state of Colorado, and I will faithfully perform the duties of the position upon which I am about to enter."

(sarcasm) Oh he has take an oath to respect the rights of other people including his student, how horrible...

[tutstar]

I venture that if the truth be known that many of our judges and many other officials in public service have not taken their oath.

There are articles at the Empire Journal detailing that very topic! (FYI TEJ articles may only have the url and title posted).