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Yeah, if says stuff about a free press and public writings, nothing about antisocial behavior.don't pretend to be stupid. 1st amendment.
Yeah, if says stuff about a free press and public writings, nothing about antisocial behavior.don't pretend to be stupid. 1st amendment.
So you support slavery then?
I'm sure they'll take you objection to the ruling into account.
so you aren't playing then, lol.Yeah, if says stuff about a free press and public writings, nothing about antisocial behavior.
slavery was constitutional until the 13th amendment. you really suck at civics.So you support slavery then?
The 1A says nothing about “public writings.” The term used is “freedom of speech” which is very broad and obviously covers more than “public” writings, whatever that is.Yeah, if says stuff about a free press and public writings, nothing about antisocial behavior.
As I've stated, why Trump proposes something I disagree with, I will argue against it.
In the following video we see a snippet of Trump's recent campaign speech in Michigan:
Now as some members may know, I voted for Trump in 2016. Other's may know that I also "early" voted for him again 2 weeks ago. I support most of his agenda.
However, I do not support this "criminalization" of free expression.
I am a firm believer in the First Amendment right of free expression. While I do recognize some limits (inciting to riot, stealing and destroying other's property to show opposition, etc.) they must be connected to a tangible harm.
Therefore, if someone steals another persons flag, and burns it? Then I can support the idea of arrest for theft and destruction of property, punishable by fine or low-level misdemeanor depending on the circumstances.
But arrest and conviction simply for burning a flag? NO!
As long as the flag is personal property, or freely given by the owner to someone with knowledge and permission of destruction?
That is FREE EXPRESSION folks! Fully protected by the First Amendment.
To allow criminal prosecution and conviction simply for the act of flag burning is wrong. That is a slippery slope which will lead to places we who believe in freedom don't want to see happen.
I still support the President...but NOT in this pursuit.
Why do you see the need to lie? You welcome people disrespecting the United States flag. That’s the only reason you would want it to be legal. It is not because some abstract argument says that it is free speech. Because it is obviously not.yep, as much as I detest someone disrespecting the flag, the US government should not regulate the speech or expression of any citizen....now, the private sector is a different story, but they cannot put you in jail for your speech or expression...
Get a constitutional ammendment passed making burning a flag illegal, and you'll be good to go. Until then, it's perfectly legal.So you support slavery then?
I welcome the 1st ammendment. Sometimes people say or do things you don't like. That's OK.Why do you see the need to lie? You welcome people disrespecting the United States flag. That’s the only reason you would want it to be legal. It is not because some abstract argument says that it is free speech. Because it is obviously not.
The Supreme Court is wrong.
Doing things other then limited political speech is not protected by the first amendmentI welcome the 1st ammendment. Sometimes people say or do things you don't like. That's OK.
lolDoing things other then limited political speech is not protected by the first amendment
So which Supreme Court Justice are you again?Doing things other then limited political speech is not protected by the first amendment
John Jay. The best one ever.So which Supreme Court Justice are you again?
I guess the term "you all" confuses you.please show me bragging about it being Trumps vaccine!
In that case, you're dead.John Jay. The best one ever.
I acknowledge my views are not popular and unlikely to be adopted as laws.In that case, you're dead.
I acknowledge my views are not popular and unlikely to be adopted as laws.
however that doesn’t not mean I am obliged to support everything that is an offense to moral order.
It is simply wrong to show hatred of your country.
It is ok to be critical of policy, it is ok to oppose policy, but you owe your country a base level of respect.
If I lived in Mexico, or Russia, or Norway, or whatever other country, no matter how much I agreed or disagreed with their policies, I would never desecrate their national symbols.
Cultists? Fanatics?It's not like you help the cause anyway.
I too enjoy inventing standards and pretending like they've always existed.
I will willingly hate my country if my country does hateful things.
Respect is earned.
Gee, I wonder if there's a word for people who worship icons.
Snatch it up; take it away from them. Goad them into taking a swing at me and then pounding the life out of them until they stop bleeding.
Nothing too severe...
The measure of how free a nation is how it treats those who criticize the nation.I acknowledge my views are not popular and unlikely to be adopted as laws.
however that doesn’t not mean I am obliged to support everything that is an offense to moral order. It is simply wrong to show hatred of your country. It is ok to be critical of policy, it is ok to oppose policy, but you owe your country a base level of respect. If I lived in Mexico, or Russia, or Norway, or whatever other country, no matter how much I agreed or disagreed with their policies, I would never desecrate their national symbols. I have many problems with the government of China, if I lived in China I would pray for the soul of Xi Jingping and show all due respect for the flag of China and their history and traditions.
and the Supreme Court stepped in and said it violates the Constitutional right of free speech.Flag burning used to be a crime nearly everywhere.
well, the VFW would be private property, not the public square...so, they should not be burning flags in buildings....they can be charged for it, just not because it was flag burning, but burning of anything.It could certainly be considered an inchoate offense.
It could be argued that if someone walked into a crowded VFW on Memorial Day and burned an American flag it was with the intent to incite violence. For example, under federal law it could include: 18 U.S. Code § 373 (Solicitation to Commit a Crime of Violence) or
18 U.S. Code § 2101 (Conspiracy to Incite a Riot).
Yeah, if says stuff about a free press and public writings, nothing about antisocial behavior.
I acknowledge my views are not popular and unlikely to be adopted as laws.
however that doesn’t not mean I am obliged to support everything that is an offense to moral order. It is simply wrong to show hatred of your country. It is ok to be critical of policy, it is ok to oppose policy, but you owe your country a base level of respect. If I lived in Mexico, or Russia, or Norway, or whatever other country, no matter how much I agreed or disagreed with their policies, I would never desecrate their national symbols. I have many problems with the government of China, if I lived in China I would pray for the soul of Xi Jingping and show all due respect for the flag of China and their history and traditions.