Posted on 09/10/2025 7:23:40 AM PDT by Red Badger
This story is found at the nexus of two competing leftist voting blocs.
A Bill Clinton appointed district court judge has sided with the Detroit-area suburb Hamtramck after the all-Muslim city council banned the flying of LGBT flags in the city.
Yes, in this case the left-wing Muslims who make up a large Detroit voting bloc, won out over the gays.
Here's more from the AP:
U.S. District Judge David Lawson dismissed a lawsuit against Hamtramck, two years after the city council voted to allow only five flags, including the American flag, the Michigan flag and flags that 'represent the international character' of residents. The city is known for welcoming immigrants.
You cannot make this up.
So, the judge ruled it was A-okay that the city made an ordinance allowing only the US flag, the Michigan flag, and various other Muslim flags, despite the fact that the all-Muslim council expressed particular disgust for the LGBT flag.
It created quite a stink in 2023:
I'd like to see a judge make this same ruling if the third flag allowed was the Christian flag. But I somehow doubt it would make it past any Democrat-appointed judge. Critics of the new policy said Hamtramck was violating free speech. But Lawson said the city's policy was OK because it bans all private flags not just some.
'Hamtramck's refusal to display the Gay Pride flag did not violate the Constitution,' the judge said Monday.
Yes, it bans ALL private flags.
Except, you know, the flags of foreign (mostly Muslim) countries.
Anyway, the Muslims can celebrate this victory by slaughtering a goat in their backyards๐
How about flying the flag of England?
Some animals are more equal than others.
How about the Israeli flag?
Queers for Palestine hit hardest
Trying to keep track of the law here-it okay to burn or desecrate an American flag, but you canโt do the same to rainbow flag because itโs hate speech. You have no right to display an American flag but rainbow flags, Palestinians flags or Mexican flags are protected speech. I think I understand now.
Democrats prefer to become judges rather than elected officials. If this nonsense continues , the judicial system will collapse.
Good one!
Can there be any doubt that wealthy Arabs are funding the destruction of this country?
How will the LGBTs respond? Demon-strations?
You now have legal precedent on this issue.
Far out! No more “gay cross walks” or gay flags lfy8ng in our faces and no sogns condemning unsupport for lgbtq anymore like in hospitzls! IT’S CONSTITUTIONAL TO BAN THEM NOW!
“You have no right to display an American flag”
That is the opposite of what the article says
“Two years after the city council voted to allow only five flags, including the American flag”
How about this one...
https://www.amazon.com/QIZYOQA-Double-Outdoor-Durable-Decoration/dp/B0CHRXWP9M
“the Christian flag”
And what exactly is this...and is it described in the Bible?
Given the doctrinal divisions within Christianity, there really is no “Christian flag” other than what a few Calvinists have determine to be their banner.
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They didn’t ban theLGBT flag. They passed a law saying only certain flags (the U.S., state and city flags, POW-MIA flag) can be flown on city property. People are still free to fly any flag they want on their own property.
You can be sure if this were in - what Madman Mamdani calls “Whiter areas” - the hammer would have come down. Hard. And it would be national news.
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