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Title: GOP rep: 'No president is allowed to burn the First Amendment’
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The Hill
URL Source: http://thehill.com/homenews/house/3 ... ed-to-burn-the-first-amendment
Published: Nov 30, 2016
Author: Mark Hensch
Post Date: 2016-11-30 19:10:50 by Hondo68
Keywords: Impeach Trump, scofflaw, hates BOR
Views: 98555
Comments: 265
Rep. Justin Amash (R-Mich.) on Tuesday defended the constitutionality of flag burning, saying President-elect Donald Trump would violate freedom of speech if he cracked down on it. "Nobody should burn the American flag, but our Constitution secures our right to do so. No president is allowed to burn the First Amendment," Amash tweeted. Nobody should burn the American flag, but our Constitution secures our right to do so. No president is allowed to burn the First Amendment. https://t.co/nVkq6WcbHV— Justin Amash (@justinamash) November 29, 2016 Trump earlier Tuesday floated severe penalties for flag burning, mentioning loss of citizenship or a year in jail. “Nobody should be allowed to burn the American flag – if they do, there must be consequences – perhaps loss of citizenship or year in jail!” he tweeted. Trump did not specify what inspired his 7 a.m. tweet about flag burning, which is considered protected speech under U.S. law. The Supreme Court ruled in Texas v. Johnson in 1989 that burning the American flag is allowed under the First Amendment. A spokesman for Trump on Tuesday said he agrees with Trump that the controversial act should be outlawed. “I think most Americans would agree with me that flag burning should be illegal. It’s completely despicable,” Jason Miller told CNN’s “New Day." Rep. Sean Duffy (R-Wis.) told CNN he disagrees with Trump, though. “I don’t think we want to make this a legal issue. So I disagree with Mr. Trump on that, and the court is probably right," Duffy said. “I think the court is probably right that we want to protect those people who want to protest and their right to actually demonstrate with disgracing our flag, even though so many of us who love our country and love our flag object to it.” House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) also split with Trump and defended flag burning as free speech. “We have a First Amendment right. We’ll protect our First Amendment. That’s what the court has upheld,” he said on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” on Tuesday. Poster Comment:
House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) also split with Trump and defended flag burning as free speech
Already there are the beginnings of an impeach Trump movement in the HOR, and he hasn't even taken office yet. (1 image)
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#4. To: hondo68 (#0)
You America-haters love altering the Constitution through judicial legislation and penumbral emanations.
And you don't respect private property either, so you're a communist as well! If they own the flag, they can do with it as they wish, you commie rat.
If they own the loudspeaker, they can use it to incite an immediate breach of the peace, by your pathetic attempt at reasoning.
#8. To: Roscoe, LBJ, Trump, bullhorn em (#7)
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Your ignorance of the BOR knows no bounds! A little further along in the 1st amendment is the right to petition the government for redress of grievances. We used to go to the White House to yell at LBJ in the '60's! These high rollers can afford a bullhorn. Good for them. Alex Jones explains the 1st and liberty to your commie brethren....
Top • Page Up • Full Thread • Page Down • Bottom/Latest"Nobody should burn the American flag, but our Constitution secures our right to do so. "
#5. To: America-hater, Roscoe, collectivist, communist, progressive thug, *Bill of Rights-Constitution* (#4)
America-hater
#7. To: hondo68 (#5)
If they own the flag, they can do with it as they wish
Replies to Comment # 7. If they own the loudspeaker, they can use it
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