The incident arose on February 17, when Bretton Barber wore the t-shirt to school to express his concern about the President?s policies on the potential war in Iraq. After wearing the shirt in school for three hours without incident, school administrators asked him to remove the t-shirt, turn it inside out, or go home, saying that the shirt might cause a "disruption."
To justify their actions, a school administrator cited a famous 1969 U.S. Supreme Court decision about student free expression rights. But Barber, who was familiar with the decision as well, pointed out that the official was citing from the dissenting opinion, not the often-quoted majority decision that a student's rights to free speech don't end "at the schoolhouse gate." That decision actually supports his position, Barber told the official. Nonetheless, he was told to remove the shirt.
Barber, who has nearly a 4.0 average and was second in his class last semester, said that he is hoping to go to the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor to pursue a career in constitutional law. He has been a "card-carrying member" of the ACLU since the 10th grade and has contributed whatever he could afford to the organization since middle school.
In other news, a man was recently sentenced to 38 months in prison for making a joke in his local tavern. The incident, which happened about a year ago, involved a visit by George Bush to a midwestern town. The man in question said something to the effect of "America needs to see another burning bush" (Biblical reference). He was overheard by the bartender, who reported him to the FBI.
Do all you Bush supporters understand yet what it is that you are supporting? Just asking.
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