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Freep Poll (Flag burning)
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Posted on 07/14/2006 6:43:34 AM PDT by Tribune7

Should legislatures be allowed to outlaw flag burning?

No. Flag burning is protected free speech!

Yes. If burning my leaves on my property is not protected free speech then burning my flag on a public sidewalk certainly is not.

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1 posted on 07/14/2006 6:43:35 AM PDT by Tribune7
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To: Temple Owl

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2 posted on 07/14/2006 6:43:47 AM PDT by Tribune7
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3 posted on 07/14/2006 6:44:01 AM PDT by Tribune7
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4 posted on 07/14/2006 6:44:23 AM PDT by Tribune7
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Done!


5 posted on 07/14/2006 6:45:18 AM PDT by MplsSteve
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To: Tribune7

50/50 currently


6 posted on 07/14/2006 6:45:44 AM PDT by YellowRoseofTx
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To: dynachrome

PING!


7 posted on 07/14/2006 6:45:49 AM PDT by MplsSteve
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To: YellowRoseofTx
Should legislatures be allowed to outlaw flag burning?

No. Flag burning is protected free speech!

46.2% Yes. If burning my leaves on my property is not protected free speech then burning my flag on a public sidewalk certainly is not.

53.8%

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8 posted on 07/14/2006 6:46:19 AM PDT by Rick.Donaldson (Never Forget the Starvation of Terri Schiavo - Liberal Loonies murdered her.)
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To: Tribune7

Imagine what libs would demand if someone staged a burning of the rainbow flag?

Categorize all flag burning as hate speech.

Or drop all references to "hate speech" and make all speech free and all flags equally burnable.


9 posted on 07/14/2006 6:50:11 AM PDT by silverleaf (Fasten your seat belts- it's going to be a BUMPY ride.)
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To: Tribune7

done--odd wording on the yes.


10 posted on 07/14/2006 6:53:21 AM PDT by GOP Poet
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64% now!


11 posted on 07/14/2006 7:02:00 AM PDT by Mrs. Shawnlaw (No NAIS! And the USDA can bugger off, too!)
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To: Tribune7

How does burning leaves have anything to do with free speech?


12 posted on 07/14/2006 7:04:09 AM PDT by stuartcr (Everything happens as God wants it to.....otherwise, things would be different.)
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To: Tribune7

I voted no ... this is a waste of time, if someone wants to burn our flag, go ahead, doesn't bother me none... just don't do it in front of me if you know whats good for your physical health.


13 posted on 07/14/2006 7:31:45 AM PDT by Element187
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It's a protest against the law/rule/regulation against the burning of leaves! Besides the burning of oak leaves might offend the neighborhood druid or two.

:)

JFaron
14 posted on 07/14/2006 7:32:58 AM PDT by JFaron (What price the loss of our sovereignty?)
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Good stretch.


15 posted on 07/14/2006 7:36:26 AM PDT by stuartcr (Everything happens as God wants it to.....otherwise, things would be different.)
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To: Tribune7

IMHO, Flag burning should be considered hate speech. If I can't go to a gay-rights rally or NOI rally with a bullhorn and voice my opposition without fear of arrest, then this is a no-brainer.


16 posted on 07/14/2006 7:39:36 AM PDT by AbeKrieger (A country without secure borders will not long be a country.)
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To: Tribune7

I voted no, unless the burning of flags in general is otherwise prohibited by law. In other words, I am NOT in favor of protecting any symbol from being burned. Think about it, this is one of the dumber things that conservatives get into, its simply silly an primitive, something you'd see in the third world, or in Muslim countries.


17 posted on 07/14/2006 7:39:56 AM PDT by Paradox (Removing all Doubt since 1998!)
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To: stuartcr
How does burning leaves have anything to do with free speech?

It has as much to do with free speech as well, burning . . . .

18 posted on 07/14/2006 12:03:25 PM PDT by Tribune7
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To: Tribune7

I figured burning a flag is a form of protest, while burning leaves was a form of trash elimination.


19 posted on 07/14/2006 12:44:25 PM PDT by stuartcr (Everything happens as God wants it to.....otherwise, things would be different.)
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To: Paradox

Exactly.

I also think that it should not be a crime if you put out the flames of a burning American flag with the bloody and bruised body of the POS who was burning it.

But he does have, and should have, the right to burn the flag if it is his property.


20 posted on 07/14/2006 1:10:42 PM PDT by Badray (CFR my ass. There's not too much money in politics. There's too much money in government hands.)
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