Does this seem ironic to anyone else? The Provo "Freedom" Festival Parade has had a years long policy of only allowing elected officials to officially be in the parade - excluding challenging opponents. You can see the Desnews article regarding Congressional Candidate Karen Hyer's argument for why she should be allowed to participate here.
I'll be supporting Congressman Chaffetz so this particular race isn't the issue for me. The issue is - It's the FREEDOM Festival for crying out loud! Why not let any and all challengers in? Free and fair elections is key to what makes us free. Why not celebrate that? Why be exclusive? I can't think of another city or community-based parade that refuses to allow challengers (maybe the Days of 47?) to walk and wave and kiss as many babies as possible along the way.
Come on Provo. Let them in!
I guess some parades are more free than others.
Oh please. As a private, not-for-profit charity, the Freedom Festival can invite or reject anybody they want in their parade. Besides, if Karen Hyer wins her election, she'll be in the parade next year. The Festival doesn't want to politicize the event by encouraging anyone from any political party to walk around making a scene, smearing their political opponent a few floats up.
ReplyDeleteIn the national Fourth of July parade on Independence Avenue in Washington DC, the President (regardless of his political party) has a right to sit in the parade. His opponents don't. That's life. Deal with it.
Oh please. Everyone knows parades are really hot and boring. Days of 47 is so much better because--HELLO--rodeo clowns. That's life. Deal with it.
ReplyDeleteThat's life. Deal with it. Oh please. Deal with it. ;)
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