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Write a letter (not email) to my councilpersons about the offensive opening prayer at today's session.

"appointed by God's authority in Jesus Christ's name", indeed.

Date: 2005-01-20 11:24 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] diermuid.livejournal.com
Reminds me of a conversation that got me in trouble with the uberxtian-Major... "Sir, Jesus is not currently in my chain of command, thus I am not obligated to follow his orders. Not that a 2000-year dead prophet is going to tell me to storm a machine gun nest anyway, Sir."

In the end, I won... it just took eight months of fighting 'da man'.

snap!

Date: 2005-01-21 03:25 am (UTC)

Date: 2005-01-21 05:10 pm (UTC)
ext_3038: Red Panda with the captain "Oh Hai!" (am I evil?)
From: [identity profile] triadruid.livejournal.com
*snicker* does the double "Sir" bracketing the statement help your cause, or just serve as a tip-off that you're trying to get one over on them?

Date: 2005-01-21 05:22 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] diermuid.livejournal.com
It is one of those things where you have to show respect when showing disagreement. A very common one is "Sir, no disrespect intended, but you are being an a-hole, Sir.

It isn't to punctuate that you're dissing them, it is to bracket anything they don't want to hear with an address of respect. Of course, I was always respectful, even if I disagreed with them. Tone is important... you can say "you are being an a-hole" with a tone of concern, and it makes a better impact than using a tone of abrasiveness. ;-)

Date: 2005-01-21 12:24 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] bean-drui.livejournal.com
right on. you should.

Date: 2005-01-21 02:26 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] chronarchy.livejournal.com
*snickers* So was King Charles I of England. We all know what happened there, don't we?

Date: 2005-01-21 05:09 pm (UTC)
ext_3038: Red Panda with the captain "Oh Hai!" (am I evil?)
From: [identity profile] triadruid.livejournal.com
Nothing important happened..? Oh wait, wrong dead guy with a crown.

Date: 2005-01-21 03:30 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] teross50.livejournal.com
Sounds like the Methodist Preacher over here LOL Oh, I am going to see if I qualify to run for the upcoming City Counsel elections Could be intersting LOL

Date: 2005-01-21 05:09 pm (UTC)
ext_3038: Red Panda with the captain "Oh Hai!" (am I evil?)
From: [identity profile] triadruid.livejournal.com
That would be most excellent...we would HAVE to come out to attend your swearing in!

Date: 2005-01-21 07:27 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] teross50.livejournal.com
we will see if I meet the requirements for residency yet. Would be different !!!!

Date: 2005-01-22 03:27 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] fionnabhar.livejournal.com
And we'd need to remember that in Mayberry, when you go to such a public function, you wear your very best church clothes.

*falls over very dead*

*snort* Lovely.

Date: 2005-01-21 05:08 pm (UTC)
ext_3038: Red Panda with the captain "Oh Hai!" (am I evil?)
From: [identity profile] triadruid.livejournal.com
And when I get home, I'm saving the Cthulutract to my hard drive. In the interest of (my) fair use.

Date: 2005-01-21 05:59 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] zylch.livejournal.com
Oh gods, I am going to have to turn that into a real-life pamphlet when I get home. And I know just the person to give it to.

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