Comments on: Name Calling and “Tenther Nullification Nonsense” in Arizona

By: TheEagleKeeper

TheEagleKeeper — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 22:19:51 +0000

@Anne_Ominous Thank you Anne for your comments. After I had read through them, I went back and reviewed my post to isolate what you were referring to and I now see your point.

You are absolutely correct in asserting that my personnel thoughts and ramblings had no place in the article. I concur the comments were misplaced and did not serve to advance the points I was attempting to relay.

Thanks for bringing that up!

Lou

By: onetenther

onetenther — Sun, 19 Aug 2012 01:08:42 +0000

The oath actually is a pledge to uphold the constitution of the United States, constitution of the state of Arizona, and all laws of the state of Arizona. I didn’t read any part about upholding any federal laws. This blue dude’s argument is kind of invalid from the beginning.

By: Anne_Ominous

Anne_Ominous — Sun, 19 Aug 2012 00:39:02 +0000

I’m not putting down religion. But I would like to explain why I believe introducing it into your argument is a big mistake.

Throwing religion into the mix does 2 things:

First, it gives people the impression (correct or not) that you are relying on faith rather than logic to put forth your argument. If you are trying to make a logical or factual argument, then, your argument is often weakened in the eyes of your audience, even if it is still logically sound.

Second, it gives fuel to your opponents. Because now they can claim (rightly or wrongly) that you are a “right-wing religious nutcase” and so nobody should listen to the stuff that you spew.

So, to sum it up: I’m not saying there is anything wrong with your belief or your expression of it. But from the standpoint of STRATEGY, I would thank you very much to stop spoon-feeding talking points and sound bites to our opponents.

By: Anne_Ominous

Anne_Ominous — Sun, 19 Aug 2012 00:09:49 +0000

This is a good summary of the nullification concept, but you weaken it when you try to use religion to justify it. That was completely unwarranted, unwanted, and unappreciated.

Take a lesson from Jefferson, and leave your religion at home.

Other than that, it was an excellent article.