Posted on Oct 21, 2016
I already know the court rulings, but do you think that "breaking" the US Flag Code should be punishable?
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For everyone who has commented no I would like you to take a moment to think about the definition of Terrorism. Does burning the flag fall into that definition?
The U.S. Code of Federal Regulations defines terrorism as "the unlawful use of force and violence against persons or property to intimidate or coerce a government, the civilian population, or any segment thereof, in furtherance of political or social objectives"
The U.S. Code of Federal Regulations defines terrorism as "the unlawful use of force and violence against persons or property to intimidate or coerce a government, the civilian population, or any segment thereof, in furtherance of political or social objectives"
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The true test of free speech is unpopular speech. That doesn't mean we can't individually condemn it, only that it should't be condemned by force of law.
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Bergman Oswell
Exactly right. Freedom of speech is the freedom to offend people since no matter what you say and how you say it, someone somewhere will be offended by it. If you lose your right to freedom of speech because someone is offended, you have no such right at all.
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I would hope that Americans would honor it voluntarily and I'm glad that those who don't are easily identifiable
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Bergman Oswell
The irony is that those that don't may well have a better understanding of what it is to be American than those who will burn down everything a symbol represents to preserve the symbol itself.
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No. I am not a fan of forced patriotism or restrictions on non-violent protest even when I don't agree with the method.
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