Flag burning ban!

[Lake View Too]

Flag burning is more important to you than installing billionaires to important positions of power in the US government?

 

[LarsAtTheBeach]

I've not noted any particular level of importance the issue is to me.
I've also not injected a non sequitur.

 

[Lake View Too]

You brought the subject up. You didn't bring up the subject of billionaires being installed in positions of power. Correct?

 

[Lake View Too]

So state your position on flag burning as if it really mattered to anyone.

 

[LarsAtTheBeach]

You brought the subject up. You didn't bring up the subject of billionaires being installed in positions of power. Correct?

Correct. I posted the thread. I made no reference to billionaires in positions of power.

 

[Lake View Too]

Well, clearly you think this is an important subject. Correct? Let's hear your views on flag burning, for God's sake!!! This is really important!!!

 

[Lake View Too]

If it's really important, Lars, you can launch a campaign to have an amendment to the constitution. It's a long hard road, about as hard to accomplish as repealing the 2nd amendment, but if you do it, be sure to ban paper plate American Flags and bikini American Flags. Glad to see you are interested in something important.

 

[Leader of the Banned]

Cute. But the constitution doesn't directly address flag burning.
Likely because the founders, while brilliant, probably couldn't concieve a non enemy doing such.

It's freedom of expression covered by the first amendment. Even Scalia said as much. As far as Hillary, I don't see what that has to do with anything. I'm sure I'd have plenty to disagree about If she were president.

 

[LarsAtTheBeach]

Clueless. Typical.
I posted it wasn't as important to me as you'd like to think.
Apparently the point of the thread was missed by some.
But since its my thread, I'll indulge.

- burning the flag was deemed legal by The Court. The same court can deem it Illegal. It doesn't take a constitutional amendment.
- yes one can legally burn The Flag. But it doesn't mean one should.
- just as it would be ill advised to use the N word in a Harlem bar at 2am...I wouldn't suggest burning the flag outside the "safe space" of a college campus or a protest.

 

[Leader of the Banned]

Clueless. Typical.
I posted it wasn't as important to me as you'd like to think.
Apparently the point of the thread was missed by some.
But since its my thread, I'll indulge.

- burning the flag was deemed legal by The Court. The same court can deem it Illegal. It doesn't take a constitutional amendment.
- yes one can legally burn The Flag. But it doesn't mean one should.
- just as it would be ill advised to use the N word in a Harlem bar at 2am...I wouldn't suggest burning the flag outside the "safe space" of a college campus or a protest.

The only way it can be deemed illegal is if enough justices misinterpret the constitution. Interesting that some poor snowflakes are triggered by something like this. Sound like they are the ones who need a safe space.