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I'm sure you've heard all these reasons before, but I'll outline a few
just in case you've missed them.<br>
<br>
- Burning the American flag falls under Freedom of Speech. Yes, it's
not "speech" per se, but the courts have extended the concept of
"speech" to cover most forms of expression, not just the spoken word.<br>
<br>
- Freedom of Speech is not a piecemeal concept. It has to be all or
nothing. The minute you start limiting it, it's usefulness in all
areas goes right out the door. Look at "hate speech". This concept is
becoming broader by the second in our PC society.<br>
<br>
- Burning a flag is an expression of dissent. Of all types of speech,
the expressions of dissent are in most need of protection. Without it,
you have a tyrrany.<br>
<br>
- Freedom is difficult. If you give someone the freedom to say
whatever they like, they may say something that annoys or disgusts or
offends you. That is the price of freedom. For example, I wish that
people would stop burning the American flag; it just leads to
emotion-driven reactions instead of rational, thoughtful reactions.
However, they have the right to express their dissent in whatever way
they choose whether I like it or not. Freedom is worth it, though.<br>
<br>
- Even if you can in no way think that this administration has done
anything that people should be making such politically-charged
statements like burning the flag, what about the next one? Or the
next? What if your worst nightmare came into office? I don't know for
you if that's Hillary Clinton, Butch Otter, the Antichrist, or Marilyn
Manson - but whoever it is, what if you did not have the freedom to
express your dissent? What if they changed all the rules and made this
country into whatever it is you fear they will make it into?<br>
<br>
- Being a patriot does not mean cowtowing to whoever is in charge.
What if our founding fathers thought that way? The Constitution is a
document of checks and balances. Freedom of Speech and the Right to
Bear Arms are two powerful tools we have been given to use as checks
against a government that might get out of control.<br>
<br>
- Assaulting someone (or is it battery? I get them confused) is orders
of magnitude worse than an expression of dissent. There you are
treading on the rights of another individual. The fact that you don't
see an overwhelming difference between the two of them frightens me.<br>
<br>
Anyway, I'm sure there are others. I'm also sure you actually agree
with some of them to some extent or you wouldn't be proud to live
here. <br>
<br>
Paul<br>
<br>
- <br>
<br>
Tony Simpson wrote:
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<pre wrap="">Leave it to a subversive Hippie like Bill London to praise those who would
burn the American flag. Pathetic and loathsome. Flower child London says,
"If I chose to desecrate a flag by burning it in an open place.... so what?
That is free speech."
What pure, unadulterated horseshit! There is no speech involved in such a
juvenile, thoughtless, ungrateful and snotnosed activity. It is
unpatriotic, typically liberal acting out. If that is free speech, Billy
Boy, then it would be free speech for me to walk up to said burner and bury
my boot a foot up his terrorist--enabling ass!
Sick to death of America's domestic enemies, --TONY
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<pre wrap="">Since you asked.....
a few of my reasons why I think a Constitutional amendment against
desecrating the flag is stupid....
1. what is the problem? how many descrated flags are there?
2. if I own the flag and choose to desecrate it by burning it in an open
place that will not cause a general fire, so what? That is free speech.
The flag is a symbol, and burning it is Constitutionally-protected.
3. what is desecration? wearing a flag on the butt of your jeans?
wrapping
your used car in flags to sell it at a used car lot? getting a tattoo of
flag upside down? Boy Scouts burning old flags?
BL
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<pre wrap="">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? If they focus on
baseball why not on the flag?
Matt
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<pre wrap="">From: "Bill London" <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:london@moscow.com"><london@moscow.com></a>
To: "kerry becker" <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:kerrybecker6924@hotmail.com"><kerrybecker6924@hotmail.com></a>, <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:sslund@adelphia.net"><sslund@adelphia.net></a>,
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Subject: Re: [Vision2020] West of Paris, Grand Opening
Date: Thu, 17 Aug 2006 12:33:43 -0700
Yes, it is true that Chicago has (for the reasons Ms. Lund has
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<pre wrap="">banned foie gras, because of the disgusting and inhumane way the birds
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<pre wrap="">force-fed to create these inflated livers. Chicago has not banned duck
liver, only foie gras.
And as for the reason, it's all a question of values, as the Republicans
say every year when they try to amend the US Constitution to end the
non-existant problem of people burning US flags.
BL
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This is absurd. The city of Chicago has taken the time to ban duck
liver?? - Meanwhile the inner city runs rampant with crime, poverty and
drugs. Odd really.
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<pre wrap=""> From: "Saundra Lund" <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:sslund@adelphia.net"><sslund@adelphia.net></a>
To: <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com"><vision2020@moscow.com></a>
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] West of Paris, Grand Opening
Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2006 15:38:46 -0700
>Visionaries:
>
>I have debated and debated about whether to post this or not, but
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<pre wrap="">I'd
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<pre wrap="">hate
>for an unsuspecting person to go to West of Paris only to be
horrified.
>
>I was deeply disappointed to see that West of Paris will be
selling
foie
>gras:
><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.westofparis.com/dinner_menu.html">http://www.westofparis.com/dinner_menu.html</a>
>For that reason alone, I will refuse to patronize the business, no
matter
>how delicious other menu items look or sound -- it's a matter of
ethics for
>me.
>
>The process used to make foie gras is animal cruelty, pure and
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<pre wrap="">simple
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<pre wrap=""> :-(((
>Fifteen nations (including the UK, the Czech Republic, Denmark,
Finland,
>Germany, Luxembourg, Norway, Poland, Sweden, Switzerland, and
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<pre wrap="">Israel
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>formerly the fourth largest producer in the world) have banned
force-feeding
>birds for foie gras production. The City of Chicago has banned
the
sale of
>foie gras, and Philadelphia is likely to follow. Beginning 2012,
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<pre wrap="">the
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<pre wrap=""> >production and sale of foie gras from force-fed birds will be
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<pre wrap="">banned
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<pre wrap="">in the
>State of California.
>
>I won't go into the horrifying and graphic details of how foie
gras
is
>produced, but for those who want to learn more, you can check out:
><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foie_gras">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foie_gras</a>
>You can also Google it, but WARNING: there's a lot of deeply
disturbing
>(although accurate) information and photos you'll find.
>
>Very disappointing that foie gras will be sold in *any* Moscow
restaurant
>:-(((
>
>
>JMNSHO,
>Saundra Lund
>Moscow, ID
>
>The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good
people
to do
>nothing.
>- Edmund Burke
>
>***** Original material contained herein is Copyright 2006,
Saundra
Lund.
>Do not copy, forward, excerpt, or reproduce outside the Vision
2020
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>without the express written permission of the author.*****
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> West of Paris<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="http://www.westofparis.com/images/west_paris.gif"><http://www.westofparis.com/images/west_paris.gif></a>
>Grand Opening
>Friday, August 18th, 2006
>
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