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To: purpleraine

“No disrespect tolerated here.
This says all you need to know about freedom and how much others will tolerate when it offends them. Pathetic.”

I don’t understand your post. Can you expand on your thought please so I don’t misunderstand?


61 posted on 05/09/2008 8:58:15 PM PDT by exit82 (People get the government they deserve. And they are about to get it--in spades.)
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To: exit82
Not saluting the flag can be an expression of political speech. It is protected by the constitution. Now some people don't think that applies to kids and some do.

When some teacher or principal makes that proclamation against kids who don't stand, they are merely showing that power is more important that rights.

You don't teach the exercise of rights by restricting them. This is a chance for the school to teach why you might stand and why those who don't have a right to sit. They might teach that wars have been fought for those rights. But they usually cowboy up and look for ways to exercise power.

62 posted on 05/09/2008 10:43:38 PM PDT by purpleraine
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