Demonstrating that yet again the modern GOP is a party of action first and thinking about the consequences later, a state Representative submitted a bill intended to ban the LGBTQ&c. pride flag (HB77) that also then specifically allowed for flying a “historic version of a flag” including the flag of other countries such as Germany:
“‘You may have a Nazi flag. You may have a Confederate flag, and so you are allowed to display those flags… as part of the curriculum, and that is okay.’”
Now, the point was to allow for flags in their relevant historical context as part of the curriculum, but the author of the bill clearly felt the push back and went back to amend the bill from allowing the display “in or on the grounds of government property” for a generic “educational purposes” to such flags usage limited as outlined by approved curriculum by the relevant governing board.
Lemmy hardest hit.
The entire flag flap could have been avoided, including defending the Nazi flag in any context by simply getting the wording right before pushing it through. But if anything, prudence is just a big of an enemy to some as the LGBTQ&c. pride flag.
A little flag mood music:
