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To: DJ Taylor
Kaepernik is exercising his Constitutional Right of Free Speech when he disrespects our flag

There is no such right.

44 posted on 09/05/2016 10:15:07 AM PDT by Jim Noble (Rise)
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To: Jim Noble

“There is no such right.”

Cornell University Law School

https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/first_amendment

First Amendment: An Overview

The First Amendment of the United States Constitution protects the right to freedom of religion and freedom of expression from government interference. See U.S. Const. amend. I. Freedom of expression consists of the rights to freedom of speech, press, assembly and to petition the government for a redress of grievances, and the implied rights of association and belief. The Supreme Court interprets the extent of the protection afforded to these rights. The First Amendment has been interpreted by the Court as applying to the entire federal government even though it is only expressly applicable to Congress. Furthermore, the Court has interpreted, the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment as protecting the rights in the First Amendment from interference by state governments. See U.S. Const. amend. XIV.


46 posted on 09/05/2016 10:30:44 AM PDT by DJ Taylor (Once again our country is at war, and once again the Democrats have sided with our enemy.)
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