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Trump Threatens Flag-Burning Americans With Loss Of Citizenship Or Jail
Fox News via Zero Hedge ^ | November 29, 2016 10:29 AM | by Tyler Durden

Posted on 11/29/2016 11:06:20 AM PST by SeekAndFind

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To: pissant

“There are all kinds of things we don’t allow for good reason (Westboro freaks yelling on bullhorns at funerals, running around naked in public, for example). And I don’t give a darn how much nudists or feminazis scream that it is their “speech” to flash the world.”

Any laws against stuff like that are local laws. As usual, first the statist conservatives want to throw out the Bill of Rights, next they want to toss out federalism along with it.


121 posted on 11/29/2016 1:00:40 PM PST by Boogieman
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To: Billthedrill

Until the nuts say that burning the flag creates CO2 emissions.


122 posted on 11/29/2016 1:16:57 PM PST by Morpheus2009
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To: morphing libertarian

“Free expression os freedom of speech. Speech is expression. It includes writing, demonstrating, wearing slogans, and burning flags because it includes POLITICAL PROTEST”

You know what is funny? I didn’t see any of these statist “conservatives” objecting that the Bundy protests weren’t a protected political protest.

I guess principles are relative depending on whether they apply to your allies or your enemies, eh?


123 posted on 11/29/2016 1:21:30 PM PST by Boogieman
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To: Boogieman

no , I believe Liberal progressive socialists should cease to exist in this country . It’s time to root out this pernicious social cancer and expunge it entirely from the fabric of our national identity . Clear enough ?


124 posted on 11/29/2016 1:22:25 PM PST by LeoWindhorse (America First !)
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To: ZULU

“No. The Internet is covered by freedom of the press and speech.”

According to your logic that I quoted, it isn’t. Where is the word “internet” in the Constitution? If “expression” is not protected because the word isn’t in the Bill of Rights, then “internet” is not protected either. You can’t have it both ways.


125 posted on 11/29/2016 1:22:59 PM PST by Boogieman
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To: Boogieman

I don’t know about what the statist conservatives said. The “church” members had a right to protest in public or public lands. What I saw were a lot of locals and bikers countering. I liked that as a put down.


126 posted on 11/29/2016 1:25:03 PM PST by morphing libertarian (Proudly deplorable since 2016)
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To: LeoWindhorse

How exactly do you propose to do that? Going to send your “public safety committees” door to door looking for liberals?


127 posted on 11/29/2016 1:25:42 PM PST by Boogieman
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To: SeekAndFind
Trump Threatens Flag-Burning Americans With Loss Of Citizenship Or Jail

That's just because he's a nice guy.

If the whole Trump thing doesn't work out, those dudes will be praying for jail.

128 posted on 11/29/2016 1:26:48 PM PST by Jim Noble (Die Gedanken sind Frei)
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To: Lorianne

There is absolutely, positively no First Amendment protection for “expressive conduct”, which is what flag burning is, and the recent developments of the law which allow it while protecting the traitors from a good horsewhipping are to be deplored.


129 posted on 11/29/2016 1:29:46 PM PST by Jim Noble (Die Gedanken sind Frei)
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To: Jim Noble

The first amendment is rooted in political dissent. This includes action and speech. Demonstrations, slogans on clothes, sitting in, marching have all been defined as political expression and protected by the first, as has flag burning .

I have been reading unbelievable interpretations like yours all day. What is it about this issue that makes conservatives abandon basic american freedoms?


130 posted on 11/29/2016 1:32:35 PM PST by morphing libertarian (Proudly deplorable since 2016)
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To: Jim Noble

Sorry I don’t see it that way. Marching in the street and protesting is also free expression. We have the right to protest. If we don’t want to lose the right to protest we better take this very seriously.

Don’t get all caught up in the specifics of flag burning (there are many other ways to desecrate the flag) and think of the bigger picture. If the government can punish us for something like this it can punish us for much more besides.


131 posted on 11/29/2016 1:47:58 PM PST by Lorianne
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To: LeoWindhorse

Very clear.
Chrystal clear.
And very totalitarian ... which is not what this country is about.


132 posted on 11/29/2016 1:50:16 PM PST by Lorianne
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To: Boogieman

situational ethics ... it’s not just for liberals it seems.


133 posted on 11/29/2016 1:53:07 PM PST by Lorianne
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To: Boogieman

And idiots equate burning something in public with speech. How about we just allow bonfires on freeways. You know, good old speech like that.


134 posted on 11/29/2016 2:38:03 PM PST by pissant ((Deport 'em all))
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To: pissant

“How about we just allow bonfires on freeways. You know, good old speech like that.”

Sure, if they can get a permit.


135 posted on 11/29/2016 2:48:02 PM PST by Boogieman
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To: Boogieman

I’m far more a constitutionalist than you’ll ever be. Conflating burning our flag with speech is your first mistake.


136 posted on 11/29/2016 2:50:22 PM PST by pissant ((Deport 'em all))
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To: Boogieman

It still written medium.


137 posted on 11/29/2016 2:59:47 PM PST by ZULU (We are freedom's safest place!!!! #BOYCOTT HAMILTON!!! #BOYCOTT NEW YORK CITY!!!!!!!)
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To: Boogieman

Jeezuz. In the context of damaging public property, I don’t see how this is wrong.


138 posted on 11/29/2016 3:18:05 PM PST by nikos1121 (I hear Kasich is being considered for post master general.)
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To: VR-21

I read somewhere Clinton fired/let go a lot of judges when he came in so he could appoint more along his views. Maybe Trump can do similar?


139 posted on 11/29/2016 3:46:46 PM PST by b4me (If Jesus came to set us free, why are so many professed Believers still in chains?)
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To: Lorianne

Just because you have the right and/or ability to do something does not mean it’s good. Or that it should become common when it’s toward the demise of the country and adds to lawlessness.

There should be no hate speech crimes then.

It cannot be both ways that flag burning is freedom of speech while “hate speech” is wrong/a crime, Especially when people can take even innocent words and twist them and say it was “hate speech”.

You cannot cut the baby (speech) in two and have it (the country) live.


140 posted on 11/29/2016 3:54:04 PM PST by b4me (If Jesus came to set us free, why are so many professed Believers still in chains?)
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