Could she have called any other citizen a d-bag on her blog and still have run for office?
Exactly. If she had called Bush or Reagan a d-bag, she would have received the Key to the City and honorable mention in the School Board newsletter.
The School Board's action was nothing more than retribution that they would NOT have been able to carry out if they had been Joe Q. Public.
The board is guilty of abuse of power -- she did this on a blog, not in the school cafeteria.