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TriTorch's avatar

You need only reflect that one of the best ways to get yourself a reputation as a dangerous citizen these days is to go about repeating the very phrases which our founding fathers used in the struggle for independence. --unknown

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Susan Clack's avatar

💥💥💥⚡️⚡️⚡️🔥🔥🔥 from a Daughter of the American Revolution... and THAT organization just voted to allow trans “women” (men) who have had their sex changed over to female on their birth certificates to join the DAR. And it took away the right of individual chapters to vote down any applicants that they might deem unacceptable. I’m out!

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Roger Beal's avatar

Another grand old group eats the alphabet lollipop.

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Susan Clack's avatar

😣😣😣 and to think that we Daughters had been kicked out of the original Descendants organization by the Sons...so we said “Go Fish” and started our own! So much for that.

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Maggie Think of Me's avatar

Good bye DAR.

Proud of my heritage until now.

I'm stunned!

Those of us in this group NEED TO GET INVOLVED!!

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Susan Clack's avatar

I’ll be very interested to see how many Daughters will bail.

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June M's avatar

As a former member of the organization for 20 years, I was very sad to see that decision. I dropped my membership due to busyness of family and have considered rejoining now that children are grown but not now. Very sad!

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Amy's avatar

I resigned from the DAR last year - their obsession with the military disgusted me (and was against the principles of the Founding Fathers). I am HORRIFIED to read this latest development.

Also, nobody found it ironic that the leadership are called "Regents." C'mon man.

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Susan Clack's avatar

Keeping the Throne warm til the King comes, eh, what? 🙄🙄🙄 But I did my time for 3 yrs of Chapter Regent and immediately flamed out. It seems the modus operandi is welcoming new members in and two years later, you’re running the meetings. And then the old guard complain because you have no clue about the organizational culture. Ugh.

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Starsky's avatar

I am so glad you said that! I found myself forced into elected position before I had even had time to go through the training, no instruction given, during a time when my father was in hospice and I had no extra time to devote. I stopped attending meetings and this year I’m not renewing.

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Susan Clack's avatar

Such a familiar story...and I’m sorry you had to go thru that at such a difficult time in your life! And you said...”training”? No such thing! They hand you the keys to the cruise ship and step back, waving from the dock! Bon voyage! 😞

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Robbin's avatar

Whaaaat? I just last week learned that my claim to a patriot was proven. Am all set to be welcomed on Saturday. Ugh.

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Susan Clack's avatar

So sorry...but I hope that they will come to their senses and go back to us all having XX! NO XY!

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Robbin's avatar

Agreed! Let’s see if we can be an influence (since our dues are paid for the year at this point).

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Susan Clack's avatar

Of course, my dues & donations check cleared the bank the day before I found out this had happened. 😣😣😣

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Renea Buchholz's avatar

So when we vote our name is on our info. Is it connected in their system saying who we voted for. Therefore do we need to be like John Hancock and sign in a super sized font?

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TriTorch's avatar

Indeed. Next draw a super-sized middle finger right next to your John Hancock, and submit.

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Angk's avatar

In the last Primary Election, in Washington state where it's all mail-in ballots, they REQUIRED voters to note their political party on the envelope(!), or the vote would go uncounted. Which, I might add, happens anyway.

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CMCM's avatar

On the envelope? Good grief. That just tells them which ballots to toss out when necessary. I thought voting was supposed to be secret!

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Angk's avatar

Exactly!! Totally unconstitutional, but when does that stop them? It was "only" once. Many people didn't vote. It was a win win for them. 🤷🏼‍♀️

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Renea Buchholz's avatar

right? I am in Oregon. We have had mail in for so long. I don't trust it

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Janet's avatar

At my place they verify my signature only. I pick up a ballot from 1 or 2 desks. We use a paper ballot and after marking it goes in a sleeve that you use to start the optical scanner taking it up with privacy. I’ve looked on these ballots. There are no other marks, symbols or bar codes. This is the ONLY way I will vote. My state doesn’t require I register as to my party. We can request any party ballot at the primary.

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