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Offline CG6468

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Another Liberal Judge Speaks
« on: March 25, 2012, 11:39:19 AM »
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Ruling sides against flag desecration law
Missouri statute unconstitutional.

Friday, March 23, 2012
 
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Missouri's flag desecration law is unconstitutional and cannot be enforced, a federal judge has ruled.

U.S. District Judge Carol Jackson issued a permanent injunction Tuesday in the case of Frank Snider, a Cape Girardeau man arrested in 2009 for cutting up an American flag and then throwing it into the street.

Jackson's ruling orders the state, its political subdivisions and its officials from "enforcing or threatening to enforce" the law.

American Civil Liberties Union attorney Tony Rothert, who represented Snider, said Missouri is among at least 20 states with laws prohibiting flag desecration.

"It's a long-delayed victory in Missouri," Rothert said. "The Supreme Court has been pretty clear that these statutes are unconstitutional.

The Missouri Attorney General's Office was still reviewing the decision, spokeswoman Nanci Gonder said, and she declined further comment.

Snider was standing in his front yard in October 2009 when he tried to set fire to an American flag. Unable to do so, he used a knife to shred it and then threw it on the ground.

Shoot the damned ACLUers!

But Try To Burn a Muzzie Flag and It Will Be the Death Penalty
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Re: Another Liberal Judge Speaks
« Reply #1 on: March 25, 2012, 12:06:25 PM »
The key to liberty isn't to silence speech but to increase good speech.


Burn a Mexican flag for Cinco de Mayo.
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Re: Another Liberal Judge Speaks
« Reply #2 on: March 28, 2012, 02:00:30 PM »
Quote from: SGT Snuggle Bunny on March 25, 2012, 12:06:25 PM
The key to liberty isn't to silence speech but to increase good speech.


Burn a Mexican flag for Cinco de Mayo.

That I can do while doing shots of Tequila.    :-)
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Re: Another Liberal Judge Speaks
« Reply #3 on: March 28, 2012, 05:17:56 PM »
Hell...  They don't even celebrate Cinco de Mayo in Mexico other than regionally.
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Re: Another Liberal Judge Speaks
« Reply #4 on: March 29, 2012, 07:40:07 AM »
Quote from: rich_t on March 28, 2012, 05:17:56 PM
Hell...  They don't even celebrate Cinco de Mayo in Mexico other than regionally.

Cinco de Mayo, at least out west, has essentially become a symbol for the reconquistador movement. The Aztlan idiots are apparently too stupid  to realize that it was victory over France. Dumbasses. Yet something else that's been hijacked by a special interest group to air its grievances towards the evil white man.  ::)
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There's a reason why patriotism is considered a conservative value. Watch a Tea Party rally and you'll see people proudly raising the American flag and showing pride in U.S. heroes such as Thomas Jefferson. Watch an OWS rally and you'll see people burning the American flag while showing pride in communist heroes such as Che Guevera. --Bob, from some news site

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Re: Another Liberal Judge Speaks
« Reply #5 on: March 31, 2012, 04:01:52 PM »
It may piss people off, but I don't disagree with the ruling.

As someone who has upheld and honored the constitution in the military, it was my honor and privilege to protect the flag at all costs for what it stood for.

Yet, I recognize that the flag is only a SYMBOL. As civilians and as citizens, people are free to do what they want with expressing themselves.

What THIS does, though, is it INTENSIFIES my OWN LOVE of the flag, for which it stands. It INTENSIFIES my own commitment to upholding American ideals. Finally, it frankly makes those burning the flag look STUPID AS F#¢%.

I believe the ruling is correct, and if it went to SCOTUS it would be upheld. It would piss many of us off, but for me, only the ACT pisses me off. A law against the act would be appeasement to the left, in my opinion.
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