Republicans on Utah's House Education Committee voted to ban flags in public schools. They later expanded the flag ban bill to include all government buildings and property. The Republicans were attacked over the fact that the ban allows Nazi and Confederate flags, but not Pride flags.
They ended up providing the worst possible excuse.
Here are John Iadarola and Jayar Jackson talking about Utah’s flag ban bill debacle on The Damage Report.
"An ongoing fight in Utah to ban pride flags in schools entered new territory Thursday after Rep. Trevor Lee proposed new legislation to ban the flags not just in public schools, but in any government building or on any government property.
The bill, HB77, originally applied only to schools. But an update to the bill released ahead of Thursday’s House Education Committee hearing expands the ban to all government buildings or property. The updated bill was favorably recommended by the committee, with the committee’s two Democrats — Reps. Sahara Hayes and Carol Moss — casting the only “nays.” It will now be heard on the full House floor.
Approved flags for display in government buildings and schools would include the Utah state and U.S. flags, military flags, flags for other countries, flags for Native American tribes and official flags for colleges and universities. The bill also allows for the flying of a “historic version of a flag ... that is temporarily displayed for educational purposes,” which Lee, R-Layton, said would include the Confederate and Nazi flags."
Read more here: Nazi flags can fly in Utah schools, but not pride flags, GOP lawmaker says
