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To: Always Right
A true conservative follows the law but is not always predictable...Scalia found that a ban on flag burning was unconstitutional, I believe. (Correct me if I'm wrong)

Burning an American flag that you own as a form of freedom of speech. A flag is a piece of fabric that symbolizes a nation or group. It may enrage or sadden me to watch someone burn our flag but what about if I decided to burn an effigy of Clinton or the Iranian flag? My purpose would be to enrage others or vent my anger but do I have the right to such speech?

We can hopefully expect Roberts to use sober reasoning and a good conscience when he hears cases but we can never truly predict the outcome of a case.

51 posted on 08/16/2005 12:03:47 PM PDT by foreshadowed at waco
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To: foreshadowed at waco

My thoughts exactly. Scalia, with his deep incisive reasoning, has taught us all (meaning everyone across the political spectrum) a few things in surprising ways.

Let's hope Roberts goes in the same vein.

Those would be leaders must be magnanimous, not small.

For example: It would be small to see a leftist being robbed and raped and a conservative not do anything to defend such a one.

The same is true in the courts. Socialists and conservatives (read Constitutionalists) both deserve protection, it should matter not who's C rights are under attack. We should fight the battle equally. If the leftist loses their rights, we will lose ours as well.


54 posted on 08/16/2005 12:53:27 PM PDT by joyspring777
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