Congress shall make no law... - Squaring the circle...

May 19th, 2004

senji	2004/05/19 19:15:00 - Congress shall make no law...
	...respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances. But the US will fire teachers for not censoring their students' political opinions. Current Mood: eep! ( < \| 6 glosses \| comment \| > )

ilanin	2004/05/19 14:31:12
	No. One principal, in one school, in one district, in one state; or, in other words, perhaps a hundred thousandth of the US educational establishement, has done so, and is being taken to court (and will lose) as a result. America has enough problems without being accused of things which it is manifestly innocent of. ( reply \| thread )

senji	2004/05/19 15:07:34
	With the apparant support of the district (or at least not opposition) and of the school's military liason. Whilst I ~~hope~~agree that this is an excessive point, it is still indicative of a Patriotism movement that does appear to be gaining significant power in the US. ( reply \| parent \| thread )

yrieithydd	2004/05/19 15:11:00
	I'm confused by the whole idea of a school having a 'military liason'. Is this common? ( reply \| parent \| thread )

senji	2004/05/19 15:55:50
	To be honest, I have no idea... ( reply \| parent \| thread )

mewo2	2004/05/19 16:19:23
	To be honest, I'm more worried that the average American is subject to journalism of the quality of that piece. Can they honestly not find anyone better to write? ( reply \| parent \| thread )

king_of_wrong	2004/05/20 02:58:55
	Four words: House. Un-American. Activities. Committee. Although now, of course, it's "unAmerican" rather than "Un-American"... ( reply \| thread )

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