Just last May, you might recall, California students were sent home for wearing American flag t-shirts on Cinco de Mayo. This seemed to be just more of the same.
First of all, for those of you contemplating home schooling, go with your gut. A lot of indoctrination takes place in lieu of actual learning in government schools. That a 13-year-old boy would be more cognizant of his Constitutional rights than the educational establishment where he is putatively going to be educated is a sad state of affairs.
If the sight of the American flag is going to "cause trouble", then why not deal with the trouble makers? Has appeasement taken such a foothold in our public institutions that we are no longer able to take a stand and say, "This is what we believe. If that offends you, too bad"?
People who are proud of their ethnic heritage should be free to do so, but their freedom does not trump the freedom of others in the process. I sometimes like to call myself a Native American. I was born here. I have that right. My flag is the American flag. It is a part of my ethnic heritage and that of my children.
If the school district wants to ban students from bringing any other flag onto campus, be it Gadsden or Mexican, I don't have a problem with that. But the one they themselves display prominently in front of the school, that was once displayed prominently in every classroom, and allegiance pledged to it on a daily basis, should be exempt from any arbitrary rules as long as this nation stands.
If anyone abuses the flag, then deal with the abuse. Did you notice in the video the care with which he correctly folded his flag? If not, go back and watch it again.
Cody Alicea and others like him, are the hope for the future of our country. The Neville Chamberlain wing of the educational establishment needs to learn that.
BTW, according to a report on KTXL last night, the school district is saying that this was a "misunderstanding". I'll say!
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Good post. Your commentary was much better than mine. And I agree completely - ban whatever other flag you want, but the banning of the American flag on a public school is outright insane. And the only "misunderstanding" was on the part of the school when they didn't foresee the amount of heat they would get from this. Nice to wake up these commies every now and then from their delusional slumber.
ReplyDeleteDon't sell yourself short, Fleece! You do good work! !
ReplyDeleteThank you for the kind words. =)
ReplyDeleteI still think you did better on this story than I, lol.
What can I say? When you're right, you're right!
ReplyDeleteHeh.