[risk]

The difficulty with free speech (or expression) is that it's not always what you want to read, hear, or see. The RNC plays into the hands of its political enemies by offering to "suppress freedom of expression" on behalf of the state. Statesmen know better. The RNC should know better! Where are the RNC statesmen with the courage to speak up on this matter? I saw one outvoted during the RNC convention's platform parliamentarian sessions. He made good points, but the well-meaning (and naive) flag wavers won the day.

Tell me why we're wasting time on this issue when thousands and thousands of Mexicans will illegally immigrate into America in the next year?

The RNC needs to get to work on the real issues facing America. Leave the first amendment alone. Dilluting it in any way does not serve the cause of freedom.

[BellStar]

Sen. Thomas Daschle felt the same but was obviously way out of step with the majority.

[wita]

An absolutely monstrous, gigantic, stupendous, and don't forget hugh, BINGO!

[Netizen]

Tell me why we're wasting time on this issue when thousands and thousands of Mexicans will illegally immigrate into America in the next year?

Maybe we are going at it all wrong. How about we start burning the Mexican flag? When an uproar over that ensues, and people try to stop that, and protect the Mexican flag, then we protect the US flag as well.