Second, I think most Americans, and virtually all veterans, would agree that showing such disrespect for our flag is contemptable and unAmerican in and of itself.
Which thus far the majority of us don't
That's not a hypothesis, it's an opinion. A hypothesis is a theory designed to explain a phenomena and is based on rigerous collection of data through experimentation or emperical observation.Second, I think most Americans, and virtually all veterans, would agree that showing such disrespect for our flag is contemptable and unAmerican in and of itself.
^ This. Let freedom ring.Do they have the right to put it there? Yes. But you also have the right to tell them what you think of them.
And, veteran status doesn't somehow give anyone some special voice on any particular topic. Lee Oswald was a veteran and was 100% in favor of desecrating the American flag.
Every American's opinion on flag desecration should carry equal weight.
We don't live in some Robert Heinlein plot line.
I very heartily agree, and maybe in light of this you should rethink your position. At the very least, don't invoke the sensibilities of vets in this argument since our opinion carries no weight than anyone else's.
Flag burning ain't so bad, but squelching dissent just ain't American
Since when is that the standard? "Congress shall make no law ... bridging the freedom of speech unless you have some other way available to express yourself?"Flag burning is beyond bad, it is a dispicable act of disrespect. A flag desecration amendment would not "squelch dissent" at all. Or are you saying that flag burning the only means to convey a message of dissent?Flag burning ain't so bad, but squelching dissent just ain't American
And I hope that the vets you have corresponded with on this forum have impressed upon you the importance of the counterpoint.The vets I have spoken with reminded me of the importance of the flag as a sacred symbol.
as a vet my self i have the right to go to jail for kicking the crap out of anyone who disgraces my country and flag under the freedom of speech banner and will do so.
freedom of speech does not give the right to disrespect, this is the ACLU's, and the liberal's thought, however they are incorrect.
Really, I am pretty sure it does exactly that. It gives me the right to feel how I want to feel about the country, the President, and anything else I choose. If you don't like it leave yourself. The repressive, hateful, and discriminatory attitude you just expressed will not be missed and is decidedly ant-American.if you dont like it here leave. this is America. respect our flag, our president, and our way of life. freedom of speech does not give the right to disrespect, this is the ACLU's, and the liberal's thought, however they are incorrect.
freedom of speech does not give the right to disrespect
if you dont like it here leave. this is America. respect our flag, our president, and our way of life.