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novapsycheStudent May Wear Bush 'Terrorist' Shirt
Some of you may recall that I wrote a letter to the editor of my local newspaper about this incident, as Dearborn High School is in the metro Detroit area.
The ACLU won the case because the student has the right to wear the image. The problem wasn't whether the right was in question. The problem is that, in the political climate we were in, the right was suspended barring further review.
So here we are, in the (bitter) aftermath of that political climate, and the ruling affirms the rights of free expression. We knew that we have the right to free expression. What we need to ponder is why we were willing to suspend that right. We need to not forget what that political climate felt like.
Some of you may recall that I wrote a letter to the editor of my local newspaper about this incident, as Dearborn High School is in the metro Detroit area.
The ACLU won the case because the student has the right to wear the image. The problem wasn't whether the right was in question. The problem is that, in the political climate we were in, the right was suspended barring further review.
So here we are, in the (bitter) aftermath of that political climate, and the ruling affirms the rights of free expression. We knew that we have the right to free expression. What we need to ponder is why we were willing to suspend that right. We need to not forget what that political climate felt like.