Speaking of loons and the Arizona Legislature, is there some particular problem our legislators are hoping to solve by requiring U.S. flags be posted in every classroom in the state? If one of the 20 senators who voted for the measure (or any member of the House who voted in favor of their own version earlier) can explain precisely what that problem is and how displaying the flag — 2-by-3 feet and American made, of course — will mitigate it, I’ll be willing to reserve judgment about them being the worst sort of pandering frauds. At least until the next piece of nonsensical legislation comes along.
This article appears in Jun 8-14, 2006.
Dude! It solves the problem of there being NO FLAGS IN AMERICAN CLASSROOMS! C’mon man, it’s not brain science.
Man, the American public has no common sense. Probably due to the lack of flags in American classrooms.
Creating AND solving a problem with a single piece of legislation. What efficiency!
I can tell y’all this: when I taught public high school, there was already a flag in my classroom. It was in the closet. The hanger-thingy had broken about twenty years ago and had not been fixed, just like the air conditioner, the door lock, some of the lights, and the phone. Am I exaggerating? A little. Only one of the lights was broken.
Perhaps what the legislature’s trying to say is: hey, if we fix the flag “problem,” then maybe we’ll get around to fixing the other “problems,” like the lack of air conditioning, computers, or working lights in public school classrooms. They’re just prioritizing.
I took two courses at UofA this spring, and the clocks in both were never even close to right. This is commonplace.
The projectors in both were also non-functioning, delaying class most every day for perhaps 20 of the 75 minutes.
At least the flag would give us something to look at, while we waste our time.
I.e. probably the most worthless piece of legislation I’ve ever seen.