In California, students are apparently being taught that they must eliminate or hide signs of their patriotism in fear of reprisals in their own schools!
On Thursday the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals determined that a northern California school did not violate the First Amendment rights of students when it insisted they remove clothing displaying the U.S. flag during the Mexican Cinco de Mayo holiday. Students were asked to turn t-shirts inside out or remove garments that bore the American flag due to fears of ‘racial violence’.
“School officials anticipated violence or substantial disruption of or material interference with school activities, and their response was tailored to the circumstances,” Judge M. Margaret McKeown wrote in the opinion for the three-judge Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel. “As a consequence, we conclude that school officials did not violate the students’ rights to freedom of expression, due process, or equal protection.”…
UCLA law professor Eugene Volokh suggested that the court may have correctly applied the law, but unfortunately sanctioned a “heckler’s veto” by ruling against the students.
“The school taught its students a simple lesson: If you dislike speech and want it suppressed, then you can get what you want by threatening violence against the speakers,” Volokh wrote in his blog,the Volokh Conspiracy. “The school will cave in, the speakers will be shut up, and you and your ideology will win.”
Source: Washington Examiner
Photo: Infowars
I am a Mexican/American and support both flags for each Nation. Why would there be problems unless people ask for unruly episodes to occur. It’s time to unite not to divide our Patriotism, for this Country is our home for now and as an american we should always be united for our Country. This is why we will never be able to be ourselves, for there is always someone who thinks we should think as they do. Democrats, Republicans, Liberals, all have their own agendas and it only includes those who can afford it. I am disappointed with the courts ruling. They gave in to BULLYING AND FEAR in our own Country.
War! Im all about peace <3 but this country was fought for! People please stop taking that fact so lightly??!!!!! GOD HELP US ALL!
We have given up too much of our freedom already because of the fear of “offending” anyone…will it never end???
Yes Kathy Barnes-Newell it will 🙂
maybe that flag offends americans, fricking taking away America..
Time to remove American kids from the Mexican school… This is America if they want to celebrate mexicos holidays go back to Mexico … And parent make sure every student wear an America flag shirt on that day… It is freedom provided by the US Constitution and every American vet.
this country is backwards
So if people start getting violently upset they will understand why? I don’t think so. Morons!
WHO CARES WHETHER HISPANIC STUDENTS GET UPSET OR NOT
Our EPA is a monster, just like our NSA and IRS. Under Obama’s Administration corruption is what our Federal Agencies have in common with Obama’s Administration.
All we have gotten from our horrible liberal media and Obama’s Administration since 2008 is lies. Americans died, Hillary Clinton, Susan Rice, and Obama lied. Elections are coming for our Senators and Representatives who can not keep their Oath of Office, who passed the horrible Obamacare monster and gave it to the corrupt monsters at the IRS. Vote them out. Our current Senate and House gave us the NDAA and they Cyber Security Bill.
If our horribly expensive HAARP Weather Weapon can not effect the Weather, it is as big a waste of our Tax Dollars as Obama’s stupid War on Terror and the horrible Obamacare monster.
If one current Senator or Representative is reelected it is one too many.