Author Topic: teacher-asks-14-year-olds-to-renounce-us (Read 1192 times)

wrag · « **on:** September 16, 2007, 10:13:50 AM »

Hmmmm...............

Article says the teacher has already renounced his claim to U.S. citizenship....

http://mensnewsdaily.com/2007/09/16/history-teacher-asks-14-year-olds-to-renounce-us-citizenship/

so do the people living there with children attending that school want a NON-U.S. citizen teaching their children?

AKIron · « **Reply #1 on:** September 16, 2007, 10:21:10 AM »

Did this lefty renounce his salary too? I saw no mention of that in the article, what a silly hypocrite. He should go live in this free global society that he has claimed for himself, wherever the heck that is.

Maverick · « **Reply #2 on:** September 16, 2007, 10:25:52 AM »

Well I believe that an American Citizenship or possibly a resident alien documentation is a requirement to teach. Since this guy is renouncing his citizenship he likely is renouncing his job. I think he should go live in a progressive country like iran or north korea.

Frankly even for the peoples democratic repulik of kalifornia this story is a bit over the top. I am not sure I'd buy that the Principle is supporting the teacher in this. I think there has possibly been some creative writing done on the story. I'd like to see it from a more balanced source before I believe it's true.

Rolex · « **Reply #3 on:** September 16, 2007, 11:28:29 AM »

Yeah, it reads like a subsidiary of the National Enquirer. But, having had the misfortune of spending a day in Chico about 20 years ago, I wouldn't be surprised if it's true. I distinctly remember being surrounded by tie-dyed shirts and bell bottoms.

I couldn't even buy gas without the cash resister guy rambling on about magnets and special water carburetors that got 6 billion miles per gallon, but the inventor was murdered by the government...

Just give me my change, damn it. I have to get out of here.

midnight Target · « **Reply #4 on:** September 16, 2007, 11:43:31 AM »

Chico is basically a college town. Chico State has always been known as THE party school in California. Chico also has one of the biggest and best city parks in the world running right through the center of town.

I didn't read the article, but I do know Chico a little.

midnight Target · « **Reply #5 on:** September 16, 2007, 11:47:52 AM »

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Reached at home, the teacher said his U.S. History class is studying the Declaration of Independence, and he decided to write a letter putting the document into modern language. His intention, he said, was to send it home for parents to review, and possibly discuss with their children.

He concluded the letter with "After careful consideration of the facts of our current situation, I have decided to announce to everyone that I am no longer a citizen of the United States, but a free and independent member of the global community."

"The point was, I wanted to ask parents if they would sign such a letter if conditions that existed prior to the Revolution were happening now," he said. "I just wanted to start a discussion."

Much ado about nothing ...again.

http://www.chicoer.com/news/ci_6879506

AKIron · « **Reply #6 on:** September 16, 2007, 11:54:38 AM »

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Originally posted by midnight Target
Much ado about nothing ...again.

Pretty much describes Kalifornia imo.

FBBone · « **Reply #7 on:** September 16, 2007, 12:34:06 PM »

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Originally posted by AKIron
Did this lefty renounce his salary too? I saw no mention of that in the article, what a silly hypocrite. He should go live in this free global society that he has claimed for himself, wherever the heck that is.

Ask him.

mbrooks@chicousd.org

Mr No Name · « **Reply #8 on:** September 16, 2007, 12:57:38 PM »

Deport him. Remember the old story of the man without a country?

AKIron · « **Reply #9 on:** September 16, 2007, 01:26:14 PM »

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Originally posted by FBBone
Ask him.

mbrooks@chicousd.org

Why bother? I think he's beyond hope. I bet he didn't renounce his voting rights either, whaddya think?

Rino · « **Reply #10 on:** September 16, 2007, 01:31:31 PM »

What a pinhead, apparently he can't wait till 2008

crockett · « **Reply #11 on:** September 16, 2007, 01:33:43 PM »

That website looks like a right wingers wet dream on steriods. I'm suprised there aren't articles of about Ronald Regan being alive and in hiding because liberal hippies declaired a jihad on him.

Ichthyologist · « **Reply #12 on:** September 16, 2007, 01:36:42 PM »

Did anyone actually read the second article posted? The original one is left out a whole mess of details. It was just being used so the writer could complain about the school systems.
If you read the second one it explains that it was part of a lesson plan that just went too far. It is understandble what he was trying to do, get his students interested in the class. He just went way overboard with it.

AKIron · « **Reply #13 on:** September 16, 2007, 01:39:23 PM »

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Originally posted by crockett
That website looks like a right wingers wet dream on steriods. I'm suprised there aren't articles of about Ronald Regan being alive and in hiding because liberal hippies declaired a jihad on him.

Wet Dream? You must believe right wingers don't already see a lot of left wingers as anxious to renounce their alignment with the US and join the "global community". MT was right about this being something about nothing though I wouldn't really call it "much" ado but the "again" comment definitely fits.

AKIron · « **Reply #14 on:** September 16, 2007, 01:41:43 PM »

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Originally posted by Ichthyologist
Did anyone actually read the second article posted? The original one is left out a whole mess of details. It was just being used so the writer could complain about the school systems.
If you read the second one it explains that it was part of a lesson plan that just went too far. It is understandble what he was trying to do, get his students interested in the class. He just went way overboard with it.

The second article was mostly about the teacher's and school's response to the parent's outrage. No where therein does it refute the teacher's renouncing his citizenship.