Discrimination?

Some time ago, a Native American woman from Arizona died for her country in Iraq. She was remembered and honored for her service and rightly so. But then came the stipidity.

For years, the Native American community has been trying to change the name of a freeway and a park in Phoenix. They say that the name is degrading to Native Americans, which they could never really prove but just wanted an excuse to protest against white people. The name was Squaw Peak. A name that had been used since before I was born.

Well, after the death of woman in Iraq, the governor of Arizona decided to name the freeway and park using her last name. I wouldn't have such a problem with it, if the governor went through the legal process. But she didn't. It is supposed to take 5 years before a name can be changed, but the governor, in order to gain Native American support for her re-election, bypassed the law and changed the name right away. I don't like the way she went about it, but I will always call the freeway and park by the old name, Squaw Peak.

If that wasn't bad enough, I just read that Arizona veterans finally after years of trying got the state to pass a bill changing the name of a highway that runs through Phoenix, renamed Arizona Veteran's Highway. But, travelers on this highway will never know it because the state won't pay to change the signs.

A freeway and a park name are changed improperly in a short period of time for one person (because it was specifically minority person), but it took years to get a highway name changed for all Arizona veterans, and they won't even pay for the signs.

Is that fair? NO! Does it make sense? It does if you are trying to get the minority to vote and that is all you care about.

And this is one man's opinion.