Not much of a surprise, Portland’s a liberal cesspool.
(Fox News) — The Portland School Board voted unanimously to allow anti-war protesters to set up alongside military recruiters and giving them equal footing in public high schools — a move that some critics are calling an insult to the military.
Board members said the wanted to give students a balanced view of what military service might mean — outside the pitch delivered by military recruiters.
“There is nothing in this resolution that says there is a condemnation of military service,” board vice chairman Martin Gonzalez told the Associated Press. “There is a desire on our part for our students to become more educated in the choices that they are making.
Supporters of the plan said it was important for students to learn about the potential downsides of military enlistment.
“The military is not necessarily a bad thing, but sometimes the way it’s used is a bad thing,” Grant Remington, a member of Veterans for Peace told Fox 12. But military veterans in Portland are outraged by the move.
“There is an anti-military bias in many minds,” said Richard Kemp, a member of Portland’s American Legion Post One.
Kemp told Fox News that in fairness, the rule change should require that opposition be presented to any recruiter appearing on campus.