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Originally Posted by The_Dunedan
Well, you don't see the CBE in Oregon because Oregon wasn't part of the CSA. However, Southern Oregon/Norther California have tried to seceed and create their own state several times: the last attempt was in 1941, but was put off by WWII. The new state was to be called Jefferson; some locals still refer to the OR/CA border area by this name.
There were also slaveowning Union states: Maryland, for one.
As for it being the flag of renegades: so is Old Glory.
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I'm aware of the desire to create the state of "Jefferson."
Your whole portion on that buttresses my point; I don't know how you could use it to support yours. If the flag were about state's rights, Jeffersonians would be flying it. They aren't.
Do you seriously see not see the distinction between 'Old Glory' as a renegade banner and the one we are speaking about?
flstf: well, I'm not going to get into it with you over whether people should be burning their own flags or not, but I don't see how that even corresponds to displaying a defeated army's flag.
Are the same people upset about this in the same category as those opposed to frivelous lawsuits? What's up with suing for $50,000?
What exactly is your motive for defending someone's stupidity and outright attempt to instigate an episode? Do you even question how the school new what she was going to wear before she arrived? This doesn't seem like anything other than someone purposely creating a scene.
Arguments like the ones going on in this thread indicate to me that oftentimes people will take very strange positions despite their positions on other similar issues simply because of where they assume liberals will fall on the issue. As if they must defend this girl's attempt to rile up a town even if they won't stand up for equally important rights when they walk into an airport, or get upset about protestors burning flags, or support keeping groups of protestors out of particular areas for 'safety and crowd control.'