[HEY4QDEMS]

"Doesn't your concept of the United States recognize the 1st amendment"

As a proud Amirican, I recognize the first amendment. I don't view the confederate flag as racist, but as a patriot, I do view it as the flag of the enemy of the United States.

They may as well be Nazi or Iraqi flags emblazoned on thier shirts.

The right to freedom of expression does not extend itself into puplic schools or institutions, if they want to wear offensive material on the street, they have every right to do so.

[angry beaver norbert]

I am NOT, repeat, NOT an enemy of the United States. I stand ready to loose my Southern blood to defend God and Country, The United States of America, the Constitution,the Stars and Stripes, and the Republic for which it stands. This while some so-called 'educators'(from areas not in the South) have stated that the flag (Stars & Stripes) stands for hate and war. The Founding Fathers were the first American Rebels, and left wide open the view that revolution, at one time or another, would be the option of "We, The People" in the event of government gone bad. There were two brothers once, that fought like cats and dogs, untill a bully from another community picked on one of them, at which time they united and beat the cr@p out of him.

[Mighty Pen]

The right to freedom of expression does not extend itself into puplic schools or institutions, if they want to wear offensive material on the street, they have every right to do so.

Hold up, now! When the U.S. Constitution says, "Congress shall make NO law...abridging the freedom of speech", that means that freedom of speech cannot be abridged in any publicly owned institution including schools owned by the government whether it be local, state, or federal.

I say those kids are brave.

[Twodees]

That comparison of the ANV battleflag to the nazi flag came straight out of CPUSA headquarters. You probably didn't know that the Starry Cross flag has gone into battle with Southerners in every single war since 1865. My uncles had it with them in WWII and Korea, my cousins had it with them in 'Nam.

Just who do you think fights the wars for the US, anyway? Mostly Southerners, that's who.

[Arkinsaw]

The offense is all in your mind. If you are offended by my Confederate flag, well, thats some sort of problem you have if your are offended where no offensie is intended.

A lot of people would be offended by you reading FreeRepublic or are offended by the fact that FreeRepublic exists. Care to assuage their misconceptions by pulling the plug on it? I thought not. You'll just keep on offending them, right? Well, I guess I'll just keep offending you also with my flag.

No offense intended.

"The lowest form of debate is the comparison of your opponent to Nazis"