Sticks and Stones May Break My Bones, . . .

Crazy California, the perennial leader in Socialistic pogroms, er, programs, sorry, has once again lead the way, passing another law to protect someone from being offended.

I somehow missed the Amendment 1.1 to the Bill of Rights that guaranteed citizens could not offend one another. I know we encourage Kindergarteners to be kind, but now we need Big Brother Jerry Brown to make sure adults talk nice too.

The LA Times reported this morning that Governor Brown signed into law a bill that restricts all school districts in California from using the name "Redskins" as a team name or mascot. It also cautions school nurses and dermatologists to exercise caution when diagnosing patients with any illness that manifests "red skin". It is important for them to add a verbal "space" between the words to not be in violation of the new mandate.

Ironically, the new law only restricts the usage of the term "redskins" and then, only in connection with team names and mascots. School districts can still freely use titles such as: Indians, Warriors, Savages, Squaws, Papooses, Nits, Lice, etc., for team names and mascots.

Districts can also still use the R-word for the name of a school, after-school enrichment programs, awards for excellence and achievement, as well as, offensive tirades by teachers and student against Native American students.

The scuttle-but is that the law was created and passed to place more pressure on the Washington Redskins to change their team name. Can't see how that will make one bit of difference. You can be sure that if the Redskins ever were to change their name from pressure, the next step will be to exact reparations from the team to compensate the Native Americans for insults and injury the R-name has cause over the last 300 years.

There is no one like those with a tomahawk to grind, that can create a law, that makes a bigger mess, than what they tried to fix.