The Daily Caller – by Robby Soave
Students in a California school district will not be allowed to wear American flag T-shirts on Cinco de Mayo, due to concerns that such displays of patriotism would inflame racial tensions by offending Mexican students on their holiday.
The district’s policy concerned many free speech advocates, but was upheld by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.
In response, Tea Party groups plan to protest outside Live Oak High School in Morgan Hill. And they will be wearing American flag T-shirts.
“They silenced a symbol of patriotism and freedom in America,” said Georgine Scott-Codiga, president of the Gillroy-Morgan Hill Patriots, in a statement to KCBS.
The trouble dates back to Cinco de Mayo in 2010, when the school forced four students to remove their American flag T-shirts. Administrators worried that fighting would break out between white and Latino students if the shirts were noticed, and so the four offending students were sent home.
The practice of limiting one group’s free speech rights because that speech might cause another group to react violently is known as the “heckler’s veto.” It is understood by free speech enthusiasts to have a chilling effect on First Amendment rights.
The Ninth Circuit, however, ruled in February that the school was legally permitted to abridge white students’ free speech rights in service of Latino students’ feelings.
The Tea Party protest is focused on the free speech issue, said Scott-Codiga.
Police will being standing by in case things get out of hand.
They’re in our goddamn country, see how that works? We eat there green chili sauce on top of their tostadas de pollo; we wear our American flag shirts while swallowing American made anti acid.
” such displays of patriotism would inflame racial tensions by offending Mexican students on their holiday.”
Really, well i’m offended that i can’t wear my flag shirt. The last time i checked this was AMERICA
AND NOT MEXICO. Fricken California, The most worthless commie POS of a state there is. So glad i left.
Hey … have you seen what’s going on in Seattle? Most likely other cities too in the US? It’s not just CA.
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Protesters wave American flags outside school that banned them on Cinco de Mayo
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/may/5/protesters-wave-american-flags-outside-school-bann/
Cinco de Mayo = the date is observed to commemorate the Mexican army’s unlikely victory over French forces at the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862 … NOT AMERICA! So proudly wear your American flag!!
~Cathleen in “California”.
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lets ban american flags on st patricks day too. lol(sarcasm)
Man I hope we dont stop celebrating 4th of july. The british are way more effeminate than mexicans. Im sure it hurts their feelings very much that we are independent.
F***k Cinco de Mayo!
and the fifth of may.
“Students in a California school district will not be allowed to wear American flag T-shirts on Cinco de Mayo,…”
Anyone attempting to enforce such an edict should be hung on the spot for treason.
“…due to concerns that such displays of patriotism would inflame racial tensions by offending Mexican students on their holiday.”
Go back to Mexico and celebrate. It’s not OUR holiday, @ssholes.