September has been a busy time for young conservative leaders across American campuses. More onslaughts onto the freedoms of college students have been launched in hopes to turn more campuses in a pivotal election year more conservative. Several YP4 bloggers are documenting the damage:

I'll be honest: I don't like President Bush very much. In fact, it's pretty hard for me to fathom the depths of my disgust with his administration, and I'll wager the majority of people who read this blog entry at least partially agree with me. Yet if you asked me to articulate why, exactly, I am so exasperated with the Bush administration, it would be difficult for me to explain. See, there's just so much to dislike, it's hard to boil it down.

Here in Arizona, students returning to school this fall will notice a change in their classrooms. Last year the Arizona senate passed a bill that requires all schools in Arizona--public schools, community colleges, universities and even private and parochial schools that receive scholarship aid--to mount 2-by-3 foot, USA-made flag on the walls of each classroom. The bill was originally suggested by Tyler Mott, an alumnus of the University of Arizona. Mott heard about something similar being done in Florida and thought this would be a good way to promote patriotism in Arizona schools. He was quoted in one article as saying, "The flag is a great tool for teaching students about our freedoms." I, however, think it is a disgusting, irresponsible waste of money. When I first heard about this proposal last year, I didn't think there was anyway the bill would pass. Sadly, it passed by a rather large margin: 20-1. The fear of looking "unpatriotic" seems to be the primary motivator for legislators these days.