[Vision2020] Celebrate freedom, kick a flag--burner's ass!

[Donovan Arnold]

Tom,
  
 If someone burns a flag of a country, nation or group of  people,  I consider it an act of aggression and/or  ill will  towards those people. I responded that way when several of my  senatorial colleagues in ASUI burned the Gay Straight Alliance Flag--as  did many others. 
  
 If someone protests against a war or  action of the US within the US they can do so without burning a flag,  spitting on US Soldiers, or destroying public or private property. 
  
  So yes, I think someone that burns a US Flag should be watched more  carefully, and I think they are people that are disrespecting the  United States and all the people in it. I consider an attack on a US  Naval ROTC Building an attack on the US--especially one that my Dad was  attending during the 60s. 
  
  Best,
  
  _DJA

Tom Hansen <thansen at moscow.com> wrote:              v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} o\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} w\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} .shape {behavior:url(#default#VML);}              st1\:*{behavior:url(#default#ieooui) }                    Arnold stated:
     
    &#8220;It is easier to find those that  hate and wish real harm to the United    States if you allow them to burn a flag.&#8221;
     
    Are you suggesting that all those students  and anti-war protestors during Vietnam  hated and wished real harm to the United States,  Arnold?
     
    Campuses (just to name a few) at:
     
    University of Virginia
     
    University of California at Berkeley
     
    Kent State University
     
    UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO 
    (Be careful here, Arnold.  My wife attended UI during the late 60&#8217;s.  Yes.  There were  major demonstrations which included (on one occasion burning a US  flag and an attempt to burn down the Navy ROTC building)
     
    Thoughts?
     
    Tom Hansen
     
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    From:  vision2020-bounces at moscow.com [mailto:vision2020-bounces at moscow.com] On Behalf Of Donovan Arnold
  Sent: Monday, August 21, 2006 2:26  PM
  To: Joe Campbell; Tony Simpson
  Cc: vision2020 at moscow.com
  Subject: Re: [Vision2020]  Celebrate freedom, kick a flag--burner's ass!
    
     
    "I think that the question of whether flag burning is or is not  speech 
  is not so  clear." Joe Campbell
  
  Isn't it  that every American Flag eventually gets burned?
  
  A flag is  speech, that is all it is, how you burn it and for what reasons I think
  speaks  volumes. 
  
  It is easier  to find those that hate and wish real harm to the
  United States if you allow them to  burn a flag. 
  
  Best,
  
  _DJA 
    
    

 		
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