[Just another Joe]

Just showing a little patriotism where it would do the most good.

Good for these students, the government takes too much on itself sometimes.

It would have been enough to announce to the students that normally this would require a hall pass from the government and please don't do it again spontaneously, without a rebuke.

[HKMk23]

...the government takes too much on itself sometimes.

And the government THINKS too much of itself ALL the time.