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Court Backs Confederate Banner Ban At Cemetery (No 1st Amendment, 3000 Confederates Buried There!)
Post ^ | December 20, 2001 | Brooke A. Masters

Posted on 12/20/2001 4:02:40 PM PST by t-shirt

Court Backs Confederate Banner Ban At Cemetery U.S. Judge's Ruling Reversed on Appeal By Brooke A. Masters Washington Post

Thursday, December 20, 2001

The Department of Veterans Affairs can ban the daily display of the Confederate battle flag at a Maryland cemetery where more than 3,000 Southern prisoners are buried, a federal appeals court has ruled, reversing a lower court decision that said the ban violated the First Amendment....

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To: proudofthesouth
Can you imagine the court ruling that the American flag couldn't be flown in a cemetary because it might offend dome black nationalists or Mexican Aztlan activists?

It will likely happen in the near future.

81 posted on 12/27/2001 3:22:31 PM PST by t-shirt
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To: t-shirt
Though it will break my heart, nonetheless, I won't be surprised if it does happen.
82 posted on 12/27/2001 3:48:35 PM PST by proudofthesouth
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To: Marauder
"....This is going too far. Where can I buy a Confederate flag? I'm ready to fight." www.ruffinflag.com
83 posted on 12/29/2001 12:08:04 AM PST by possum_leg
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To: Colt .45
The confederacy is, indeed, dead! If you mean the SPIRIT of the CSA is still alive you're, of course, right. Nothing is quite so immortal as a truly bad idea!
84 posted on 12/29/2001 12:08:16 AM PST by cartoonistx
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To: possum_leg
Thanks for that link, possum_leg; I'll have a "Stars and Bars" on my house soon. And God help the lowlife that tries to take it down.
85 posted on 12/29/2001 12:10:21 AM PST by Marauder
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