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<\/a><\/center><\/p>\nI don’t often engage in name calling (that’s not true) but this fellow, Ryan Sawyers, really deserves it. He’s the Chairman of the Prince William County School Board – the County which includes Marine Corps Base Quantico. For some reason, he sent out a Tweet this week<\/a>;<\/p>\n “Your are not required to stand for the national anthem or pledge. There will be no action taken against you for choosing to not stand or participate. Our President is a bonafide idiot but you are safe in PWCS.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n The implication, misspellings notwithstanding, of course, is that the President is going to force students to stand for the Pledge of Allegiance or the National Anthem and the only thing to protect them from Trump is Ryan Sawyers.<\/p>\n Sawyers is running as a Democrat in the upcoming Congressional primary election, by the way. He was also the subject of a failed recall vote<\/a> last year.<\/p>\n But, Sawyer isn’t protecting his students from Trump – if Trump was even interested in the School District or the habits of the students there. The Supreme Court decided in West Virginia Board of Education v. Barnette, in 1943, that Americans can’t be forced to stand and recite the Pledge or salute the flag during the National Anthem. Sawyer is creating controversy where there is none – simply grandstanding for his own political gain.<\/p>\n And the word is “You” not “Your”, Chairman of Education Sawyer. And you are a bonafide idiot.<\/p>\n Thanks to Bobo for the link.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"