American flag case: U.S. Supreme Court ends Morgan Hill flap over shirts

Those who will not look will never see.

 

Even in their "home country" they do not celebrate May 5th.-- only the state of Pueblo where the short-lived battle against France was won. In the US it would be the equivalent of celebrating June 25th for the battle of Little Big Horn.

 

It's not the only time they wore those shirts and those shirts did not violate any school dress code. The only reason this became an issue is that the racist Mexican's were offended by the show of the US flag. And just to show how stupid and ill informed these students and the School administration is, if it weren't for the US backing of Mexico against France all those idiot Mexicans who are offended by the US Flag would all be speaking French!

The court got this wrong and sets a bad precedent.

 

St. Patrick's day isn't much what in Ireland from what I've heard, but we sure as heck celebrate the hell out of it over here. And if everyone can be Irish on St. Patrick's day and have a good time, why not Cinco de Mayo? Don't be such a frump.

 

Their purpose doesn't matter any more in the case of st patty day as it dues in this case.

What I have a problem with is forbidding people from wearing anything they want in the name of protecting the soft little hearts of others.

 

So force people to comply so you feel good?

 

wasn't a issue in those applications, it would be if wore as a diaper or as gang type colors

 

And you will probably never see that the principal was worried about Mexicans getting upset, going all intolerant, and starting trouble. He assumed Mexican's would be the one's to start the fights and he punished the gringos for it.

 

Anyone can be a Mexican on Cinco de Mayo, the problem comes when they don't want to be. How many people are told not to wear something on St Patty's day?

 

What do you want go bet all the Hispanics showed up at the school the day after this decision wearing Mexican flags and colors..........getting in the Anglo kids faces, laughing and yelling Reconquista Mother (*)(*)(*)(*)ers! With principal supporting them by saying 'they are just exhibiting pride in their heritage'.......

 

No, you can keep your sour face and refuse to participate. Fine with me. Just don't muck it up for everyone else.

Maybe it's been a long time since you've been in school, or maybe you never encountered people who had no problems with discrimination or worse. Good for you. I don't know the situation in that particular school, but friction between different factions (regardless of how they are structured) is nothing new. So, the Hispanics know what's going on as do those wearing their American flag T-shirts. That's a burning fuse, and all that it can take to set it off is a snide look or an accidental bump in the hall and that's all she wrote. And THAT is what caused the principal to do what he did.

No problem at all. Just don't put down or provoke those who do want to have a good time.

 

So that's the new standard - don't provoke. So I can tell all those people pushing a gay agenda not to provoke me by wearing pink spandex and they would have to remove it. Or I can tell a Mexican to remove his flag because he's provoking me and you'll make him take it down. I thought people had no right not to be offended in this country or is that only when the left does the offending?

Again, why you don't have a problem with this obviously racist principal who would assume Mexicans would start trouble - he was stereotyping at best or being racist (to steal a word from often used by liberals to label anything they don't like) by believing Mexican students wouldn't be able to control themselves and get violent. HE'S the one thinking Mexicans would have a problem and for that patriotic American students are punished.

 

Proof?

And why would they only get in the faces of the "anglos"? You saying the "anglos" are the only Americans in that school?

 

You are not required to watch a gay pride parade, but kids are required to attend school. And, while I wouldn't know a Mexican flag from any other South American country, I'm glad to see that you are aware of it. Now then, if that person wearing a Mexican flag got in your face, then you might rightly be upset. I'd say the chances of that happening are just below slim and none.

<sigh> Let's try again - the ban on American flag shirts worn on 5/5 was put in place because of trouble in prior years. Doesn't matter who started it. It was an obvious provocation and no American students were punished. And be careful when you get off that horse because it's a long way to the ground.

 

Americans wearing American flags/colors are banned from the school. But Mexicans can wear Mexican flags/colors and even leave school without any discipline:

"On May 6, approximately 200 Hispanic teens, most of whom were Live Oak High School students, walked out of their classes and marched through the downtown and to city hall in protest of what they regarded as disrespect from their American-flag-wearing peers. The crowd carried Mexican flags and sported the red, white and green of Mexico's national emblem. Two days later, a crowd of students led by several Hispanic students gathered in the amphitheater and held an anti-racism rally advocating acceptance and tolerance among the students.[6]"

 

Really? This irrelevant deflection is the best you can do? This wreaks of desperation for trying to come up with something meaningful. I don't see anyone form Ireland getting uspet about people wearing the American Flag on their shirts on St. Patty's day... and certainly not being sent home from school.

 

I'm sure they can wear it any other day and nobody would mind. Overlooked by the rihjt is when they did decide to wear it and why.

 

They were the only ones sent home... because they wouldn't be bullied in to submission.

 

Well, let's say you went to a high school in hard coal country, NE Pennsylvania, and the ethnicity of most of the students was Eastern European. And, let's say that come St. Patrick's day, when a lot of students were wearing something green, a larger number were wearing red and white. Think that might have caused a problem or two?

 

The highest court in the land did not agree. They simply chose not to hear the case-- big difference.

 

I disagree with the school officials. If there is trouble over any T-shirt then no one gets to wear theirs. Shame on them for not taking control.

 

NOPE. Why should it?

 

Wow someone has gotten some sex tape of justice roberts blowing a clown in a bathtub full of peanut butter? What the hell is up with this court?

 

They chose to wear the American flag to their school in America on a school day because they were Patriotic and love their country. The Mexican kids chose to wear Mexican flags to their school in America because they are loyal to Mexico......not the country that has given them shelter, food, health care and education. Which group got sent home ? And you are good with that?

 

So they are only loyal on cinco de mayo or did they make this a regular habit? That says a lot about their intent.