Recently, Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, he who takes private jets on the taxpayer’s dime, stated that 30 percent of the employees in his department are not loyal to him and do not support the flag or the president.
His remarks reveal a profound lack of knowledge of, and respect for, the important and honorable role played by thousands of Interior employees who are among the most dedicated employees in the federal government.
Such mendacity! I, as well as thousands of other honest, hardworking, tax-paying Americans who work for the Department of the Interior, took the solemn oath: “that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter.”
I did not take a loyalty oath to Sec. Zinke or any person, other than to the citizens of the United States of America. Now you know where my loyalties lie!
Ladies and gentleman, visit America’s greatest jewels, our national parks and monuments. Come see the people who work for you. Come and join in the efforts to protect these parks and monuments forever!
Patrick Vigil
Durango
