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To: Protagoras
"Flag burning is certainly a right, albeit an insult to many people."

Bob Bork and Bill Rhenquist would disagree with you. We can safely assume Sam Adams and James Madison would laugh at the idea as well.

On the other hand, Ruthbadgirlginsberg, Steve Breyer, Dave Souter--and probably his boyfriend-- would be on your side.

I'll take the judgement of the former group over the latter. The fighting words doctrine worked fine up until 1986. There was and is no need to revise it.

122 posted on 11/22/2004 7:11:41 AM PST by Meldrim
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To: Meldrim
Bob Bork and Bill Rhenquist would disagree with you.

Keep in mind, who cares? They don't grant rights. But nice try.

We can safely assume Sam Adams and James Madison would laugh at the idea as well.

No we can't. And it doesn't matter either, just so ya know.

On the other hand, Ruthbadgirlginsberg, Steve Breyer, Dave Souter--and probably his boyfriend-- would be on your side.

Oh, so some agree but others don't? And you think these people are wrong and others are right just because you think so? And then throw in a personal reference in lieu of anything bright to say. LOL, funny stuff.

I'll take the judgement of the former group over the latter.

And who cares who's judgement you take?

"There is all the difference in the world between defending the right to desecrate the flag and defending flag desecration itself. It is the the difference between a free society and an unfree society." ...... Roger Pilon

123 posted on 11/22/2004 8:38:34 AM PST by Protagoras (Laws which restrict smoking on private property are fascist in nature)
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