Mexican Flag Yes / American Flag No

Sometimes a bad decision.....

 

A federal court in California recently made what I consider a bad decision. It happens.

 

Following are the facts. See if you agree with me.

 

Live Oak High School in California has Mexican and American students. They do not get along. Violence and fights are commonplace. The scene is somewhat like a battlefield. Two opposing armies confronting each other with flags flying. Yes, the Mecians unfurl the Mexican flag and the Americans the Americans flag. Things have reached the point where many of the students wear tee shirts with their respective flag emblazoned thereon.

 

The Mexican students are either illegals or children of illegals.

 

May 5 is a Mexican holiday of note. It is called Cinco de Mayo.

 

Prior to last May 5, it was obvious to the school district that there was going to be a major conflict on Cinco de Mayo. The school district directed that the American students could not wear any American flag on their clothing nor could the American flag be carried by any of them. If a tee shirt with the American flag was worn, it had to be turned inside out.

 

No similar restrictions were placed upon the Mexican students. They could carry the Mexican flag and wear it on their clothing.

 

Certain of the American students took the case to court claiming their right to free speech had been violated.

 

More than a year later, the Court issued its decision. The law moves slowly. The ruling was against the American students' position and in favor of the Mexican position. The court said that Constitutional rights may be suppressed or otherwise contained if a disruption might reasonably occur.

 

I consider the decision a bad one. It is not fair. The school board did not apply their reasoning equally. They should have prohibited the Mexicans also from wearing or carrying the Mexican flag. What is good for the goose, is good for the gander! Suppress the rights of both sides or suppress not at all.

 

Additionally and most important, America should be for Americans first. Our courts and government too many times bend over backwards to accommodate outsiders.

 

Bad decisions happen. That is why appeal courts exist. I do not know nor couldI I ascertain whether the American students planned to appeal this decision.