The president, they noted, promised unwavering
fealty last year to the National Rifle Association, drawing thunderous applause at its annual convention by
declaring, «To the N.R.A., I can proudly say I will never, ever let you down.»
It comes as no surprise to me that a profession (in which I am officially licensed myself though I never formally practiced it) should take unto itself the totalitarian power to exclude or otherwise punish anyone who declines to
declare total
fealty to principles enunciated by the professional self - regulator.