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Cleveland police arrest protesters after flag burning outside RNC | PBS NewsHour
It's sad watching the first amendment being violated by GOP thugs. Flag burning is a valid form of free speech, covered by the first amendment. And yet, the police outside the RNC arrested people for doing it anyways, in violation of the right to free speech, protest, and assembly.
By the way, Gregory "Joey" Johnson is an awesome person, dedicated to fighting the right wing and xenophobes at every turn. Here is him being interviewed by the newspaper of our country's premier Maoist party, the Revolutionary Communist Party:
Interview with Joey Johnson: 25 Years After Supreme Court Decision on Flag Burning The American Flag Is Still ?Toxic?
Police arrested 17 people Wednesday after a melee broke out during a flag-burning in the streets outside the Republican National Convention.
Among those arrested was Gregory “Joey” Johnson, whose torching of the flag at a GOP convention three decades ago led to the landmark 1989 U.S. Supreme Court decision that said flag-burning is speech protected by the First Amendment.
It's sad watching the first amendment being violated by GOP thugs. Flag burning is a valid form of free speech, covered by the first amendment. And yet, the police outside the RNC arrested people for doing it anyways, in violation of the right to free speech, protest, and assembly.
By the way, Gregory "Joey" Johnson is an awesome person, dedicated to fighting the right wing and xenophobes at every turn. Here is him being interviewed by the newspaper of our country's premier Maoist party, the Revolutionary Communist Party:
Interview with Joey Johnson: 25 Years After Supreme Court Decision on Flag Burning The American Flag Is Still ?Toxic?