[Vision2020] West of Paris, Grand Opening

[Paul Rumelhart]

Also, burning the flag is a symbolic statement and an expression of an 
opinion.  Are we such a weak country that we can't take a little 
mockery?  That a statement like that would have us frothing at the mouth 
and overreacting to it?  I thought we were more sensible than that.

If a person can't express their dissent in a supposedly free country, 
then that country is no longer free.

Maybe we should be listening to them, just to make sure they don't have 
a valid point.  If they do, then maybe we should try to fix the problem 
instead of banning the expression of it.

Paul

Joe Campbell wrote:

>Matt,
>
>I agree that burning the flag is wrong, plain and simple. But as Andreas points out, a law against such actions would be counter to both the Constitution and the very principles of freedom on which this country is built. That seems like a much greater wrong. 
>
>Furthermore, my guess is that, were a law against flag burning passed, it would only increase the number of flag's burned. Does anyone know the number of flags that have been burned in, say, the last year? I bet it is relatively small. But think of how many people would burn flags in protest of an anti-flag-burning law.
>
>If you could explain to me what purpose we'd achieve by passing such a law, I'd be grateful. On the face of it, it seems like a really bad idea.
>
>--
>Joe Campbell
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>---- Matt Decker <mattd2107 at hotmail.com> wrote: 
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>Or it could be that burning the flag is wrong, plain and simple. Maybe they 
>are wasting one but Ill take that one day for doing the right thing and 
>fixing what should have done the first time.
>
>
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>>From: "Andreas Schou" <ophite at gmail.com>
>>To: "Matt Decker" <mattd2107 at hotmail.com>
>>CC: vision2020 at moscow.com
>>Subject: Re: [Vision2020] West of Paris, Grand Opening
>>Date: Thu, 17 Aug 2006 22:49:11 -0700
>>
>>On 8/17/06, Matt Decker <mattd2107 at hotmail.com> wrote:
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>>>Mr. London,
>>>
>>>And just as they should. Why shouldn't the congress take one day out of
>>>their schedule in order to make flag burning an offense?
>>>      
>>>
>>Because doing so is taking a day out of their schedule to violate or,
>>alternatively, create exceptions to the Constitution which they have
>>all sworn to uphold? I don't know. Could be that.
>>
>>-- ACS
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