Posted on 08/10/2010 8:26:54 AM PDT by nmh
A group of high school students attending a conservative leadership conference in Washington, D.C. said they were ordered by a security guard to stop singing the national anthem during a June 25 visit to the Lincoln Memorial.
“They told them to stop singing,” said Evan Gassman, a spokesman for the Young America’s Foundation. “I was taken aback. You wouldn’t expect a display of national patriotism to be censored."
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“If their idea of civil disobedience is singing the national anthem, then so be it,” Gassman said. “Let them disobey.”
The crime was "singing it loudly".
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Oh, it already HAS been - post 9/11.
And, remember the kids that got in trouble for wearing American flag shirts on Stinko Day Mayo(naise)?
Yeah. Rowdiness will get you kicked out of a Carolina Panther's game too, don'cha no?
Well, singing the national anthem is already considered civil disobedience...
I agree with this 100%. This is a MEMORIAL folks. A place for solemn reflection. When I visited the Memorial a few years back I was appalled at the behavior of some of the visitors - loud like it was an amusement park.
Doesn't matter what they were singing. This is not the place.
Had I been there, I´d have sung it.
It is interesting that THIS federal "law" is upheld but the one about securing our borders is not
Obama celebrators singing “Shout” at the Lincoln Memorial:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kcivey/3209372840/
Obama celebrators celebrating the Obamessiah’s election at the Lincoln Memorial:
http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=56913094200
Singing the National Anthem is now considered a “demonstration”? Infuriating. But have faith that, one way or the other, the Marxist Usurper and his band of angry commies will be driven from Washington and beyond.
The key is to use this fury to get yourself and at least one other person to the polls and vote for conservative candidates this November. And then do the same thing November 2012 for the presidential election. I have no doubt the Marxists will be giving you plenty to feed your anger even after this November’s elections.
“It is interesting that THIS federal “law” is upheld but the one about securing our borders is not.”
What’s really insane is the GOVERNMENT is suing Americans for wanting EXISTING FEDERAL LAWS that punish ILLEGALS with deportation. We are supposed to SELECTIVELY IGNORE IMMIGRATION LAWS on the federal books. That is what is going on in Arizonia. The immigration law set forth by Arixnia is in perfect harmony with FEDERAL LAW. There is NO CONFLICT with federal law.
"The area they were standing in and singing is an area that is restricted for this type of activity,” said Sgt. David Schlosser. “The United States Park Police is absolutely content-neutral when it comes to any sort of demonstrations in these areas.”
They consider singing in a group a demonstration.
Now ask yourself, what is a demonstration? It's for advocacy for or against a position or behavior.
Singing patriotic songs is a demonstration? For or against what? Answer that question and you see what this rule is all about.
The rule is a null, a cipher. It is there so that it can be used to allow or disallow at the subjective will of the enforcer.
Maybe they were just so terribly bad that he had to come up with some reason-- any reason-- to end the suffering? :-)
“...I now see it’s merits.”
Merits my asset. They’re not in a library, or China, for that matter. They’re in America. We have the right to openly express our patriotism in a public place such as this.
I would rather protesters have the right to freely express their privilege to protest peacefully in such places then to silence citizens.
This is BS. Royal BS, and the fact that you would embrace such a violation of our rights reveals your lack of understanding of our liberties in this country.
Right On! These sham elections only quiets the sheeple. This corrupt government is so entrenched that only everyone in it must go. Being that won't happen ergo we are screwed.
I love this quote:
“We need to make certain that all other visitors that don’t want to be a part of that or just choose to be tourists are able to do so in the same light that PROBABLY President Lincoln wanted – which is completely content neutral,” he said.
Probably......heh. This guy thinks he can read Lincoln’s mind.
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