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ACLU defends students' right to mark Obama victory
katc.com ^ | 01/15/09 | katc.com

Posted on 01/16/2009 5:49:46 AM PST by TornadoAlley3

NEW ORLEANS -- The American Civil Liberties Union is urging Louisiana school officials to respect students' right to express their views on the day when Barack Obama is sworn in as president.

In an open letter sent to school superintendents this week, ACLU of Louisiana executive director Marjorie Esman expressed concern that students in some Louisiana communities were punished for voicing support for Obama's victory in the November election.

Esman says some students were told not to mention Obama's name or discuss the election at all. She is encouraging schools to treat Inauguration Day next Tuesday as a teaching tool.


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: aclu; bhoinauguration; civicseducation; obama; schools; socialstudies
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I do not remember watching any president's inauguration at school. Only TV I recall watching is the moon landing, that is it.
1 posted on 01/16/2009 5:49:46 AM PST by TornadoAlley3
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To: TornadoAlley3

I remeber when Reagan was sworn in, I was in junior high ( you see I was old enough for them to call it junior high not middle school) and the library’s TV was on to show the inauguation.

We are so efffed.


2 posted on 01/16/2009 5:52:07 AM PST by Perdogg (Only the hypnotized never lie)
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What will the ACLU do if some students demonstrate against the black marxist?
3 posted on 01/16/2009 5:52:15 AM PST by 2banana (My common ground with terrorists - they want to die for islam and we want to kill them)
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They were not allowed to talk about Bush. So there must be something wrong with the ACLU like they are totally offspring of Hitler or Stalin, or just plain left wing pig faced fascist.
4 posted on 01/16/2009 5:53:37 AM PST by YOUGOTIT (The Greatest Threat to our Security is the Royal 100 Club)
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To: TornadoAlley3

.......we watched Reagan’s 1st inauguration in JR High as part of our history class.......the Nuns at school thought history LIVE was better than history in a book for the one day.....smart ladies!!


5 posted on 01/16/2009 5:56:38 AM PST by Le Chien Rouge
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To: 2banana

That’s what I was wondering -

are they going to protect the students that declare loud and proud that 0bama is a dumbass, but a clever charlatan, and those who support him are a bunch of easily duped morons?

I plan to spend 4 years proclaiming this.


6 posted on 01/16/2009 5:57:18 AM PST by MrB (The 0bamanation: Marxism, Infanticide, Appeasement, Depression, Thuggery, and Censorship)
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To: TornadoAlley3

“...students in some Louisiana communities were punished for voicing support for Obama’s victory in the November election. “

Doubtful, but it makes for a good excuse.


7 posted on 01/16/2009 5:57:35 AM PST by Kirkwood
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Probably what happened:
They got a talking to for inciting racial tension by shouting “it’s payback time” at the white students.


8 posted on 01/16/2009 5:58:41 AM PST by MrB (The 0bamanation: Marxism, Infanticide, Appeasement, Depression, Thuggery, and Censorship)
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To: TornadoAlley3
This type of stuff is why we home schooled our children.

I'm a firm believer that if one loves their children they will teach them themselves and petition their legislators to do away with the department of education.
When a small group of thugs like the ACLU can bully the public servants WE pay the way they do it's time to do away with those public servants.

MHO

9 posted on 01/16/2009 5:59:50 AM PST by The Anti-One (So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors.)
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To: MrB

The ACLU will probably allow prayers on this day for the
“Dear Leader.”


10 posted on 01/16/2009 6:02:13 AM PST by Dr. Ursus
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To: TornadoAlley3

The worship of hussein obama is permitted in all venues and under all circumstances. The opposition should keep their mouths shut or show their support of the great ruler.


11 posted on 01/16/2009 6:17:08 AM PST by Neoliberalnot ((Hallmarks of Liberalism: Ingratitude and Envy))
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To: The Anti-One

“I’m a firm believer that if one loves their children they will teach them themselves and petition their legislators to do away with the department of education.”

And I’m a firm believer that most of the tens of millions of parents who send their children to public schools also love their kids. I know I do.


12 posted on 01/16/2009 6:23:23 AM PST by gracesdad
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"students in some Louisiana communities were punished for voicing support for Obama's victory in the November election. Esman says some students were told not to mention Obama's name or discuss the election at all"

Pure B.S.

13 posted on 01/16/2009 6:34:22 AM PST by BBell
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To: TornadoAlley3

This is a ruse for the ACLU to get a foothold (and funds) in the political process.

Contact/Support the ACLJ, Thomas More, Heritage Foundation and others who are lawyers and legal advice for those whose civil and religious rights are being infringed upon by the likes of ACLU and uninformed jurisdictions.

And don’t forget The Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights at www.catholicleague.org/ and learn who Bill Donohue is currently confronting.


14 posted on 01/16/2009 7:01:11 AM PST by HighlyOpinionated (The American Form of Government . . . http://www.flixxy.com/political-systems.htm)
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>>She is encouraging schools to treat Inauguration Day next Tuesday as a teaching tool.<<

Great idea!

Good morning class. Today we are going to discuss how a dummy with no experience, no accomplishments and no record can be President of the United States. Now, we aren’t talking about President Bush. We are going to talk about a man who claims to be African-American, yet is neither. We are going to talk about a man who claims to be honest, yet surrounds himself with crooks.

Somehow I don’t think this is the teaching tool the ACLU had in mind.


15 posted on 01/16/2009 7:01:50 AM PST by NTHockey (Rules of engagement #1: Take no prisoners.)
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And I’m a firm believer that most of the tens of millions of parents who send their children to public schools also love their kids. I know I do.

As demonstrated by your actions no doubt.

Why is it again that you choose to subject your children to the socialist concentration camps of Marxist indoctrination again?

16 posted on 01/16/2009 8:16:55 AM PST by The Anti-One (So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors.)
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“Why is it again that you choose to subject your children to the socialist concentration camps of Marxist indoctrination again?”

Because the school he goes to is no such thing.


17 posted on 01/16/2009 9:22:01 AM PST by gracesdad
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To: NTHockey

We’re going to talk about how someone with very limited actual intelligence and knowledge, but excellent speaking skills,

is able to dupe otherwise semi-intelligent people into believing that he is brilliant.


18 posted on 01/16/2009 9:23:50 AM PST by MrB (The 0bamanation: Marxism, Infanticide, Appeasement, Depression, Thuggery, and Censorship)
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“Why is it again that you choose to subject your children to the socialist concentration camps of Marxist indoctrination again?”

Because the school he goes to is no such thing.

And he's going to a "public school?" Hmmmmmmmm. Interesting. You're not a teacher are you?

Tell you what. Talk to me when he's graduated.

19 posted on 01/16/2009 10:30:51 AM PST by The Anti-One (So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors.)
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And he's going to a "public school?" Hmmmmmmmm. Interesting. You're not a teacher are you?

I'd like to know why, if someone expresses a positive thought about the education of their kids in a public school, the next question is "Are you a teacher?"

20 posted on 01/16/2009 10:33:22 AM PST by SoftballMominVA
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