[stockpirate]

I love how freepers have not changed over the years, he resigned, which means he no longer works there.

Point two, while I would NEVER do such a thing it is free speech, and is therefore protected.

[T-Bird45]

A 1st Amendment claim merely protects you from the government, not the people you pissed off when they decide to celebrate your win with a blanket party!

[AlexW]

“Point two, while I would NEVER do such a thing it is free speech, and is therefore protected.”
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I would not be so smug and sure:

http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/700

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18 USC § 700 - Desecration of the flag of the United States; penalties

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Current through Pub. L. 112-283. (See Public Laws for the current Congress.)
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(1) Whoever knowingly mutilates, defaces, physically defiles, burns, maintains on the floor or ground, or tramples upon any flag of the United States shall be fined under this title or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both.”

[muawiyah]

Hmm ~ a government employee stomping on a flag during the workday, on the clock?

Probably not the sort of thing we want ~

As the Supreme Court told us, gub'mnt agents ~ and teachers are gub'mnt agents and cannot be viewed otherwise ~ have no free speech rights to be respected on the job!

The error was the lawyer for the school district forgot to cite all the USSC free speech cases involving SCHOOLS!

[Lurker]

While his speech is protected, he is not protected from the consequences of it. Why do so many people not get that?