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Supreme Court Justice Breyer Open to Banning Koran Burning
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
| Kristinn
Posted on 09/14/2010 6:19:55 AM PDT by kristinn
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer has expressed a willingness to ban protesters from burning the Koran as the modern day equivalent of shouting fire in a crowded theater.
The Supreme Court has ruled burning the American flag in protest is protected speech under the First Amendment of the Constitution.
Breyer spoke to George Stephanopoulos on ABC's Good Morning America today:
But Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer told me on "GMA" that he's not prepared to conclude that -- in the internet age -- the First Amendment condones Koran burning.
Holmes said it doesnt mean you can shout 'fire' in a crowded theater, Breyer told me. Well, what is it? Why? Because people will be trampled to death. And what is the crowded theater today? What is the being trampled to death?
Breyer is promoting his new book, Making Our Democracy Work.
Breyer was appointed to the Supreme Court in 1994 by President Bill Clinton.
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posted on
09/14/2010 6:20:02 AM PDT
by
kristinn
To: kristinn
Only if he’s also open to banning flag burning!
2
posted on
09/14/2010 6:21:22 AM PDT
by
FrogMom
(No such thing as an honest democrat!)
To: kristinn
3
posted on
09/14/2010 6:21:38 AM PDT
by
GoCards
("We eat therefore we hunt...")
To: kristinn
Bet he won't ban any kind of desecration of Christian symbols!
His ACLU masters wouldn't let him.
To: kristinn
If threats of violence trump free speech, there is none.
You’d think a Supreme Court justice could figure that out.
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posted on
09/14/2010 6:21:56 AM PDT
by
Interesting Times
(For the truth about "swift boating" see ToSetTheRecordStraight.com)
To: kristinn
What an idiot. theres a race for dumbest Justice, Kennedy or this boob.
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posted on
09/14/2010 6:22:02 AM PDT
by
drdirt333
To: kristinn
Well also Justice Breyer, BAN burning of the American flag also. Thank-you.
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posted on
09/14/2010 6:22:03 AM PDT
by
Biggirl
(GO UCONN FOOTBALL!!!!!!!!!!! :)=^..^=)
To: kristinn
Burning the flag is protected free speech but burning the Koran isn’t? Bizarro world, up is down, black is white.
8
posted on
09/14/2010 6:22:07 AM PDT
by
Menehune56
("Let them hate so long as they fear" (Oderint Dum Metuant), Lucius Accius, (170 BC - 86 BC))
To: kristinn
Hello! Bye Bye 1st Amendment.
To: FrogMom
Took the words right out of my mouth! :)
10
posted on
09/14/2010 6:22:51 AM PDT
by
Biggirl
(GO UCONN FOOTBALL!!!!!!!!!!! :)=^..^=)
To: kristinn
A real respecter of the First Amendment, isn’t he? (off sarcasm)
To: I cannot think of a name
I guess Christians need to be more violent about protecting our religion... then they’ll be more respectful. /sarc
Seriously, can’t these libs see what they’re saying?
They are admitting that they only respect the threat of violence.
Maybe we should keep that in mind when they attempt their little control-freak policies.
12
posted on
09/14/2010 6:23:11 AM PDT
by
MrB
(The difference between a (de)humanist and a Satanist is that the latter knows who he's working for.)
To: kristinn
Idiotic! This is a sophisticated rendering of "the squeaky wheel gets the grease." You can't do/say that because someone will get violent and hurt people. The First Amendment is about to get gutted.
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posted on
09/14/2010 6:23:59 AM PDT
by
Genoa
(Titus 2:13)
To: kristinn
...this is good stuff...ban Koran burning, but letting the flag burn will only p*ss people off more...and get them to the polls.
To: kristinn
Breyer is creepy.
I think Koran burning publicity stunts are colossally stupid, but I couldn’t dream of any constitutional reason to ban them.
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posted on
09/14/2010 6:24:28 AM PDT
by
HiTech RedNeck
(I am in America but not of America (per bible: am in the world but not of it))
To: kristinn
All of which is a nonsense discussion not grounded in any reality ~ and that is because Breyer, in his real persona, is a fascist pig.
It's not the shouting of fire in a crowded theater that is the risky act ~ it's the shouting of fire WHEN THERE IS NO FIRE in a crowded theater. Otherwise, with a fire present, it's probably more murderous to NOT shout FIRE.
With 1.4 billion people already held captive by several ill-considered permutations of Islam the theater is burning to the ground.
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posted on
09/14/2010 6:24:30 AM PDT
by
muawiyah
To: Menehune56
What about burning the Bible? I guess we can’t tell the Saudis what to do though. Instead let’s send them a whole bunch of money.
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posted on
09/14/2010 6:24:45 AM PDT
by
altura
To: kristinn
If we’re going to limit the 1st Amendment, why don’t we just ban Islam?
To: Interesting Times
Youd think a Supreme Court justice could figure that out. Breyer was appointed to the Supreme Court in 1994 by President Bill Clinton.
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posted on
09/14/2010 6:25:48 AM PDT
by
lonestar
(Barry is furious the big spill wasn't caused by EXXON...would have nationalized it by now.)
To: running_dog_lackey
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posted on
09/14/2010 6:25:50 AM PDT
by
ClearCase_guy
(Things will change after the revolution, but not before.)
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