[No Dems 2004]

"Oh, that's right. A law would be found unconstitutional because it violates the First Amendment. Nevermind."

Banning flag burning doesn't violate the First Amendment, except to those who interpret it to the extreme. I think the amendment is just a good way of promoting respect for such a significant symbol for America like our flag.

But please don't bother to reply with more of your contentious words, because it's clear we just don't agree on this issue.

[so_real]

Banning flag burning doesn't violate the First Amendment, except to those who interpret it to the extreme.

Exactly! In 1989 the Court concluded the "act" of flag burning is equivalent to "speech". It's a bad interpretation. If the Court eliminates that conclusion, there is no need for an amendment and local and state governments are free to define what is acceptable and not-acceptable where the treatment of the Flag is concerned. And *that* is where these policies *should* be defined in a Republic. Barring that, the amendment becomes the "nuclear option", if you will.

[Texas Federalist]

Banning flag burning doesn't violate the First Amendment, except to those who interpret it to the extreme.

This is the same argument liberals throw around about the Second Amendment and the "extremists" who want to interpret it broadly. Once you start narrowing the application of constitutional provisions you don't like, it makes it easier for others to narrow the definition of provisions you like, until we have no constitution at all.

[Modernman]

Banning flag burning doesn't violate the First Amendment, except to those who interpret it to the extreme.

Such as Justice Antonin Scalia?

[houeto]

But please don't bother to reply with more of your contentious words, because it's clear we just don't agree on this issue.

Your post #173 was far more contentious than anything that I had previously written. (or since then for that matter) You resorted to name calling and stating that many of us posting here should leave the country.

Let me make something clear here. My calling for you and others to leave the country was nothing but a sarcastic reply to your contentious statement for us to leave. If you were serious, that's your business and free speech right.

By 2008, we will need as many conservatives banding together as we can muster regardless of free speech differences.

Freegards, TOE.