New policy requires on-field players, personnel to stand for anthem

[*michaelsean*]

(05-30-2018, 11:15 AM)Belsnickel Wrote: To me, it's one of the issues of electing officials to positions that don't have legislative authority. If you aren't voting on bills or you don't have the final approval/veto authority, then you shouldn't be elected. You should either be hired or appointed. Those jobs are all about carrying out policy enacted by those with policy making authority, not making policy, and so should be based upon the capabilities to do the job and nothing else. If you fail to carry out the job, you should be fired.

This is a problem I have with sheriffs, elected judges, you name it.

I might have to disagree on sheriff.  That is a unique position.  Who would do the appointing?  I do always like watching TV shows where the mayor is bossing the sheriff around.  

Now someone like Kim Davis has a purely administrative rule and needs to do what the law says or quit her job. It's like working in a pharmacy in the private sector. If there are prescriptions you don't want to fill, then find a boss who will make accommodations, open your own pharmacy or find another line of work.