Court: School Can Ban US Flag Shirts for Safety By PAUL ELIAS Associated Press Feb 27, 2014, 6:52 PM Officials at a Northern California high school acted appropriately when they ordered students wearing American flag T-shirts to turn the garments inside out during the Mexican heritage celebration Cinco de Mayo, a federal appeals court ruled Thursday. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said the officials concerns of racial violence outweighed students freedom of expression rights. Administrators feared the American-flag shirts would enflame the passions of Latino students celebrating the Mexican holiday. Live Oak High School, in the San Jose suburb of Morgan Hill, had a history of problems between white and Latino students on that day. The unanimous three-judge panel said past problems gave school officials sufficient and justifiable reasons for their actions. The court said schools have wide latitude in curbing certain civil rights to ensure campus safety. Our role is not to second-guess the decision to have a Cinco de Mayo celebration or the precautions put in place to avoid violence, Judge M. Margaret McKeown wrote for the panel. The past events made it reasonable for school officials to proceed as though the threat of a potentially violent disturbance was real, she wrote. The case garnered national attention as many expressed outrage that students were barred from wearing patriotic clothing. The Ann Arbor, Mich.-based American Freedom Law Center, a politically conservative legal aid foundation, and other similar organizations took up the students case and sued the high school and the school district. William Becker, one of the lawyers representing the students, said he plans to ask a special 11-judge panel of the appeals court to rehear the case. Becker said he would appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court if he loses again. The 9th Circuit upheld the rights of Mexican students celebrating a holiday of another country over U.S. student proudly supporting this country, Becker said. Cinco de Mayo marks the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862, when Mexican troops defeated a French army of Napoleon III, then considered the mightiest military in the world. It is considered a bigger holiday in the U.S., celebrating Mexican heritage with parades and revelry in many major cities. abcnews.go/m/story?id=22709433 I dont feel that I owe Illegals a damn thing: not my time, nor my taxes, nor my good will, nor anything ELSE. I am an angry American. I am angry that thousands of Anti-American piss ants have chosen to deny the honorable presence of the American flag--in their Hispanic-Nationals circles--as a societal response to anything and anyone who doesnt somehow recognize and, of course, appreciate the PRIDE they feel for the majestic land of their birth. Without a moral and ethical obedience to The United States Constitution AND The American Flag, an Illegal Alien has no claim OR RIGHT to NATIONALITY-- that privilege should be earned, not fast-tracked via yet ANOTHER entitlement package called, Pathway to Citizenship. This Obozo-esque, gimme-a-quick-fix answer for all Illegal Aliens is a slap in the face to those who are following the existing laws to obtain an EARNED citizenship. AND IT IS WRONG. To me, the overall AMERICAN EXPERIENCE should BEGIN with a learned lesson in the history of the United States. Next, there should be recognition and appreciation of the pride that tax-paying, American Citizens feel for their Military, their Veterans, and the law-abiding people of this Nation. An understanding of the BLESSINGS of freedom, opportunity and the RIGHT to the pursuit of happiness should be a required course of study, as well. ANY Illegal Alien who will not participate in this simple study of the AMERICAN EXPERIENCE--choosing instead to remain a pious, Hispanic-National who continues to defy and defame ANY aspect of normal, patriotic expressions of AMERICAN honor and pride--should be rounded up and trucked back to their precious land of birth with haste, as time IS of the essence. Because I am tired of feeding and housing their ILLEGAL, Anti-American asses. Before anyone balks at my comment, know that I understand there may be those of you who STILL desire no moral or ethical claim to the AMERICAN EXPERIENCE; and no one is forcing a damn thing upon you bottom-feeders. For those who want asylum here for the entitlement programs alone, the Mexican border is due South--just keep walking and you WILL, eventually, find the majestic land of your birth.
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