General of Darkness
18th January 2012, 06:14 PM
These ignorant morons. Personally I think they're violating his civil rights. Not to mention this is just another example of the police state against whites, and the truth.
One of the comments.
This idea the Civil War was fought to end slavery is a lie too. In Lincoln's own words...
I would save the Union. I would save it the shortest way under the Constitution. The sooner the national authority can be restored; the nearer the Union will be "the Union as it was." If there be those who would not save the Union, unless they could at the same timesave slavery, I do not agree with them. If there be those who would not save the Union unless they could at the same time destroyslavery, I do not agree with them. My paramount object in this struggle is to save the Union, and is not either to save or to destroy slavery. If I could save the Union without freeing any slave I would do it, and if I could save it by freeing all the slaves I would do it; and if I could save it by freeing some and leaving others alone I would also do that. What I do about slavery, and the colored race, I do because I believe it helps to save the Union; and what I forbear, I forbear because I do not believe it would help to save the Union. I shall do less whenever I shall believe what I am doing hurts the cause, and I shall do more whenever I shall believe doing more will help the cause. I shall try to correct errors when shown to be errors; and I shall adopt new views so fast as they shall appear to be true views.
Story and video at link.
Republic student loses privilege of driving to school for flying Confederate flag on pickup
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by Paula Morehouse, KY3 News pmorehouse@ky3.com 9:49 p.m. CST, January 17, 2012
REPUBLIC, Mo. -- Riley Collier loves flying the flag in the back of his pickup -- the Confederate flag.
"Just trying to express myself; it's just like bumper stickers or anything of that nature," said Collier.
He ran into a big problem, though, when he took it on his school grounds. Collier said school officials warned him to stop flying Ole Dixie.
"They said they could view the flag from inside the building, so it was a distraction to students apparently," said Collier.
So he took it down, but continued to fly it to and from Republic High School. In response, the school suspended Collier's driving privileges for 30 days.
"It would be easier and it would pacify them, but I just don't see why I should," said Collier.
When he earned his driving privileges back, his flag came back and that led to his second driving suspension.
Collier has the support of his dad.
"To my knowledge there's nothing in any of the school handbooks that says you can't do it," said Gene Collier.
"We don't articulate every rule and regulation; no school district could do that. We don't have the manpower, time, hours, energy to do all that," said Republic School District Superintendent Vern Minor.
While Minor can't talk about this specific situation because the law prohibits school leaders from commenting on students, Riley's father has plenty to say about the flag flap.
"Maybe as a parent I should have said no, but I didn't because I know Riley is trying to be someone, he's trying to get his own self-esteem and everything, and I didn't see him doing no wrong flying the confederate flag," said Gene Collier.
Others did see something wrong with it. Collier said school officials told him they wanted the banner put away because some people were offended.
"It's got nothing to do with racism. I get asked that a lot. But it's a lot to do with how I grew up living in the country and the beliefs behind it," said Riley Collier.
Collier's dad has been driving him to and from school. Collier said it has created a hardship on his father, so when he gets his driving privilege back he's leaning toward not flying the flag on school grounds again.
http://www.ky3.com/news/ky3-republic-student-loses-driving-privilege-to-school-because-he-flew-confederate-flag-on-his-pickup-20120117,0,1452342.story
One of the comments.
This idea the Civil War was fought to end slavery is a lie too. In Lincoln's own words...
I would save the Union. I would save it the shortest way under the Constitution. The sooner the national authority can be restored; the nearer the Union will be "the Union as it was." If there be those who would not save the Union, unless they could at the same timesave slavery, I do not agree with them. If there be those who would not save the Union unless they could at the same time destroyslavery, I do not agree with them. My paramount object in this struggle is to save the Union, and is not either to save or to destroy slavery. If I could save the Union without freeing any slave I would do it, and if I could save it by freeing all the slaves I would do it; and if I could save it by freeing some and leaving others alone I would also do that. What I do about slavery, and the colored race, I do because I believe it helps to save the Union; and what I forbear, I forbear because I do not believe it would help to save the Union. I shall do less whenever I shall believe what I am doing hurts the cause, and I shall do more whenever I shall believe doing more will help the cause. I shall try to correct errors when shown to be errors; and I shall adopt new views so fast as they shall appear to be true views.
Story and video at link.
Republic student loses privilege of driving to school for flying Confederate flag on pickup
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by Paula Morehouse, KY3 News pmorehouse@ky3.com 9:49 p.m. CST, January 17, 2012
REPUBLIC, Mo. -- Riley Collier loves flying the flag in the back of his pickup -- the Confederate flag.
"Just trying to express myself; it's just like bumper stickers or anything of that nature," said Collier.
He ran into a big problem, though, when he took it on his school grounds. Collier said school officials warned him to stop flying Ole Dixie.
"They said they could view the flag from inside the building, so it was a distraction to students apparently," said Collier.
So he took it down, but continued to fly it to and from Republic High School. In response, the school suspended Collier's driving privileges for 30 days.
"It would be easier and it would pacify them, but I just don't see why I should," said Collier.
When he earned his driving privileges back, his flag came back and that led to his second driving suspension.
Collier has the support of his dad.
"To my knowledge there's nothing in any of the school handbooks that says you can't do it," said Gene Collier.
"We don't articulate every rule and regulation; no school district could do that. We don't have the manpower, time, hours, energy to do all that," said Republic School District Superintendent Vern Minor.
While Minor can't talk about this specific situation because the law prohibits school leaders from commenting on students, Riley's father has plenty to say about the flag flap.
"Maybe as a parent I should have said no, but I didn't because I know Riley is trying to be someone, he's trying to get his own self-esteem and everything, and I didn't see him doing no wrong flying the confederate flag," said Gene Collier.
Others did see something wrong with it. Collier said school officials told him they wanted the banner put away because some people were offended.
"It's got nothing to do with racism. I get asked that a lot. But it's a lot to do with how I grew up living in the country and the beliefs behind it," said Riley Collier.
Collier's dad has been driving him to and from school. Collier said it has created a hardship on his father, so when he gets his driving privilege back he's leaning toward not flying the flag on school grounds again.
http://www.ky3.com/news/ky3-republic-student-loses-driving-privilege-to-school-because-he-flew-confederate-flag-on-his-pickup-20120117,0,1452342.story