[mewzilla]

"Making such a pin optional may have a chilling effect on their rights because they may feel unduly pressured to do so."

If some of these guys are that gutless, they're sure as heck in the wrong line of work.

[Just another Joe]

What BS! If the optional wearing of an American flag pin makes anyone, " feel unduly pressured to do so", they are
A. in the wrong business and
B. in the wrong country.

[StatesEnemy]

Making such a pin optional may have a chilling effect on their rights because they may feel unduly pressured to do so."

Lawsuit Precedent?

[Born Conservative]

Ping

Similar story back in April: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/885877/posts

[Boxsford]

"Making such a pin optional may have a chilling effect on their rights because they may feel unduly pressured to do so."

For heaven's sake even our own president wears a flag pin. This has got to be some kind of power struggle or ego problem.

[Tallguy]

Put pressure on Gov. Rendell -- he'll fold like a cheap tent and the pins will be back.

[Paleo Conservative]

Why would prison guards be wearing pins? If prisoner were able to remove one from a guard, it could be used as a weapon.

[ZULU]

Everyday in everyway, we allowing the politically correct NAZIs who run our institutions and courts redefine us as a nation of gutless, emasculated sheep, unworthy of the heritage of the Founding Fathers.

[N. Theknow]

Do they have American flags sewn on the uniforms?

Most people in this line of work have them.

[atomic conspiracy]

""Making such a pin optional may have a chilling effect on their rights because they may feel unduly pressured to do so."

Banning free expression to protect free expression, classic doublethink, and another extension of Amendment XYZ. Lefties have long equated criticism and disagreement with oppression, now it seems that the mere expression of a contrary position is equal to oppression.