Seconded.
And make it a REAL banishment.
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 doesn’t 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.
No more Christmas pageants or choral programs at schools
No praying in school
No Christmas displays in the public square
No mention of Thanks to God or Jesus Christ during a graduation ceremony
A portrait of the Virgin Mary covered in cow dung in a museum is protected as “free speech”
and on & on & on
If Breyer had his way the Koran will be protected by SCOTUS?
He is so wrong. Burning the Koran does not incite violence anymore than burning the Bible incites violence. The violence is self incited.
I am sure Stephanopolus asked Breyer if the REAL issue is the lack of self-control on the part of the herd?
There it is again. Obama used that phrase the other day too. It struck me odd he appeared to blame the internet, when it was cable news that really kept the story alive all through August. Wouldn't have anything to do with them want to take over the internet...........nah.
As if I didn't know
So I guess kicking the shiz out of anyone burning a flag is a way to get The Court to ban it, according to this logic. Somehow I do not think this is what was intended, The Constitution is not supposed to morph with public opinion, it is amended by a 3/4 majority of The People’s representatives.
Next time someone burns a flag, trample the spectators to death, and cut the heads off the burners.
Seconded.
And make it a REAL banishment.
The internet has been around since the late 1960s. I’ve been online since the mid-1980s. Websites have been popular since 1995.
Hard to call this “an age” now worthy of special considerations of the Constitution.
Islamists live in the 8th Century. ANYTHING more modern than that is a “modern age” to them.
They are intolerant of other faiths (Saudis burn Bibles and kill non-muslims who dare enter some of their segregated cities) and do not recognize the laws of other nations (like the United States’ freedom of speech and freedom of religion including being CRITICAL of a religion).
Where are all of those who demand that religion be behind closed doors today?
Then so is buring the Koran.
Screw Breyer and any other justice who goes along with this garbage.
They call this the Land of Great Satan. The only way they are going to “accept us” is to submit to Islam.
And even then we will be unfit to marry their women.
The courts have interpreted free speech quite broadly, as we all know (e.g., flag burning). That a Justice of the USSC would fall into the PC trap of placing Quran burning beyond the reach of similar interpretation is pretty sad. We had a local story about a guy burning a "Rainbow Flag" (who could be against rainbows?) on Gay and Lesbian Pride Day. Think the ACLU stood up for his free speech rights? Fat chance. They wanted to get him for a "hate crime", but I think all they pinned on him was an illegal burning rap (no permit to burn).
But, of course, Breyer would uphold putting crosses in bottles of urine at taxpayer expense as a free speech.
Nah, Kennedy is only the fifth dumbest judge.
Nah, Kennedy is only the fifth dumbest judge.
Dictatorship in the making.
Bible burning... okay.
Um, wouldn’t this be imposing religion?
Hey ACLU!
Furious is the only word to describe this.
Muslims are now apparently a protected class. Who knew it took psychopaths flying planes into high rises to establish that?
I guess if Christians start rioting every time a Crucifix is placed into urine, speech against Christians will be banned too.
Great precedent to set.....MORON!
They have a death wish. Self-haters.
You would think the feminists and GLBT factions would have a problem with Islam. Man who was ‘building bridges’ re: Islam, saws his wife’s head off... Crickets. Honor killing and genital mutilation here in the US... nada. Rape... La, la, la, we can’t hear you.
Maybe no one told NOW and NARAL abortion biz would be nil.
They thought barefoot and pregnant was bad, wait till they meet Sharia.
I nominate you to SCOTUS.
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