This is just ridiculous and points out just how crazy these bastards are.
NOW, if your a member of the Kansas GOP running for office, you have to sign a loyalty oath.
I'm not kidding.
I thought this was a parody of some type, but my good buddy Cliff says it's not.
It's for real.
This is just spooky. As you may or may not know, the Kansas GOP, much like the national party but even worse, has been melting down.
Their former state party chair is now the lieutenant governor under Democratic Governor Kathleen Sebelius.
The AG is also a Republican-turned-Democrat who ousted a crazy Republican from that job.
And the list goes on and on.
So now you have to sign a loyalty pledge, like you're in one of the Five Families or Stalin's Communist Party.
I know, you're not surprised.
The GOP is nothing but a clinically paranoid cult these days, so what else could one expect.
Here is your loyalty oath friends:
I, _______________, promise never to abandon my present Republican Party affiliation for the purpose of political gain. The Republican Party, both nationally and domestically, was founded on sound and principled ideals, that include but are not limited to, personal liberty, individual freedom, responsive and citizen-based Government, life-affirming values, economic growth, strong and cutting edge military, low taxes and a mutual respect for fellow Republicans. Because of that, I will, at no point in my political or personal future, find cause to transfer my Party loyalty to any other affiliated organization.
I will not, at any future moment, become a registered Democrat for the purpose of seeking any political office. Additionally, I will not change my Party affiliation to that of any peripheral political party, such as the Reform Party, the Green Party or the Libertarian Party. Such a move would be not only opportunistic, it would be an unjustified trampling of everything that I previously claimed to stand for.
I care far too deeply about the previously espoused Republican ideals as well as the thousands of hard-working Republican citizens all over the State of Kansas to ever consider changing my political Party affiliation. I look forward to a life of citizen-serving, Republican political involvement. I thank the Kansas Republican Party, including all of the registered Kansas Republicans, for their years of service, good will and friendship.
I solemnly pledge to always be a Republican, no matter what promises are made by external forces seeking only to undermine the Republican values I stand for. I can have reasonable disagreement with members of the Republican Party; however, at no point will ‘Party switching’ or quitting of the Party be tolerable.
Signed,
X __________________________________
(h/t Senate Guru and found at Blue Tide Rising)
Now that's just freaking sad.
I wonder what they do to you if you leave?
Break your legs?
http://cliffschecter.blogspot.com/