Tell that to "Brian," who answers the phone at Senator Orrin Hatch's D.C. office. I phoned all senators to demand censure and expulsion of Turban Durbin, and "Brian" tried to argue with me that "we can't censor [sic] someone for 'controversial' remarks."
I replied that there's a difference between being "controversial" and being a "traitor," and Durbin definitely crossed that line.
Speaking of the 'enemy within,' it was discouraging to encounter "Brian's" attitude in a Republican senator's office.
I'm finding out this year that it matters not whether there is an (R) or a (D) behind someone's name, but what they really think on the important issues.. everyone's gonna get judged on their own merits from now on..
But you can sure as heck remove them from positions ala Trent Lott.
TurbanDurbin still needs to be censured followed by resignation or expulsion, IMO.
Ask Brian if you can yell "fire" in a crowded movie theater.
Ask Brian if a judge can refer to a defendant as "nigger" while sitting on the bench at a trial.
There ARE limits on what a person can say.
Then again, Brian probably is not aware that Senator Sheets Byrd (former KKK Kleegle) still uses the n-word and defended his right to do so on cable television. He claims it is "okay" because there are "white niggers" too.
Even more clear for "Brian"...
The public believes that there is a Constitutional prohibition on citing scripture by judges from the bench (separation of Church and State), representatives from the Legislature, or teachers in classrooms.
Americans are prohibited from providing aid and comfort to the enemy in a time of war. It is in the Constitution. Congress needs to do its duty.