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18. Cinco de Mayo is not an important holiday in Mexico

Mon Mar 30, 2015, 12:34 PM

Mar 2015

Cinco De Mayo Is A 100-Percent American Celebration, Says David Hayes-Bautista, UCLA Professor (VIDEO)

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/04/cinco-de-mayo-american-celebration_n_1478142.html

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Justices reject appeal by US flag-wearing students [View all] DonViejo Mar 2015 OP

Interesting and complicated! Rec for visibility. merrily Mar 2015 #1

Wearing an American flag spoutinghorn Mar 2015 #7

Because all Latinos observe Cinco de Mayo. Igel Mar 2015 #27

This message was self-deleted by its author GGJohn Mar 2015 #29

Nice Bridge... Sparhawk60 Mar 2015 #30

I so remember the Vietnam protest case - Tinker v. Des Moines rurallib Mar 2015 #2

it's NOT an across-the-board ban that's the problem Romeo.lima333 Mar 2015 #6

I don't believe that that's the case. Orrex Mar 2015 #8

Your statement is incorrect Orrex Mar 2015 #12

It is the nature of protest and its intent that is important here. cosmicone Mar 2015 #14

Is this supposed to be the "Clear and Present Danger" test? Larry Engels Mar 2015 #17

They didn't say "you students can't wear an American flag". jeff47 Mar 2015 #16

^^That Orrex Mar 2015 #20

that's exactly what they said "you students can't wear an American flag". Romeo.lima333 Mar 2015 #21

:facepalm: jeff47 Mar 2015 #24

Minors do not have full free speech rights. jeff47 Mar 2015 #26

Sounds like they are looking at it like a Schenck v. United States cstanleytech Mar 2015 #5

hypocrisy Romeo.lima333 Mar 2015 #4

That comparison is irrelevant. Orrex Mar 2015 #9

I live near there and have some takes on this, alp227 Mar 2015 #10

Cinco de Mayo is not an important holiday in Mexico Larry Engels Mar 2015 #18

It would be a lot better if we all just wore uniforms. Larry Engels Mar 2015 #19

Thinking the same thing. Jake Stern Mar 2015 #23

Are they allowed to wear Cinco de Quatro shirts? Sheldon Cooper Mar 2015 #22

They can't control things on this campus? ripcord Mar 2015 #28

Just my opinion: graegoyle Mar 2015 #31