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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: 110607
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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#13. To: hondo68 (#0)
Amash is arguably the most pro-freedom loving politician in DC. Wonder why none of the candidates for POTUS ever even mentioned cutting back on the police/surveillance state. Instead we have a right wing version of Hillary as president.
Because the vast majority are leftists that rely on the police state to protect them. There are no prominent powerful conservatives left in America politics.
You're liberal, Trump is conservative for the most part.
Thanks! So were Thomas Jefferson,Ben Franklin,and George Washington.
lol They were classical liberals. You're a leftist liberal 75 percent of the time.
Only from the POV of a dogmatic loon. As I keep saying over and over,and over,and over......,We are either ALL free,or NONE of us are free. It is such a simple concept I honestly can't understand how anyone could not understand it. A government that has the authority to monitor and punish MY thoughts,words,and political deeds,also has the authority to monitor and punish YOUR thoughts,words,and political deeds. And if they can,they will. It is the nature of ALL governments EVERYWHERE to seize all the power they can seize in order to stay in power. Free Speech is the most important tool we citizens have to use to prevent that from happening here.
No problem with that. I just disagree with you that Floyd Mayweather should be on the woman's olynmpic boxing team. That doesn't make him any less equal and free if he isn't allowed.
#75. To: A K A Stone (#51)
When and where have I ever made such a claim? The Olympics is not a government,and they have the right to establish any set of rules they want to establish. In the FREE COUNTRY that America was CREATED to be,INDIVIDUAL CITIZENS had the undisputed right to discriminate against anyone and everyone they wanted to discriminate against BECAUSE THEY ARE PRIVATE CITIZENS,NOT THE GOVERNMENT. It's the GOVERNMENT THAT IS NOT ALLOWED TO DISCRIMINATE AGAINST CITIZENS,and the feral government of today seems to do little that isn't discriminating against white people. Especially white males.
Top • Page Up • Full Thread • Page Down • Bottom/Latest"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.
#20. To: Deckard (#13)
Wonder why none of the candidates for POTUS ever even mentioned cutting back on the police/surveillance state.
#28. To: sneakypete (#20)
#43. To: A K A Stone (#28)
You're liberal,
#48. To: sneakypete (#43)
You're liberal, Thanks! So were Thomas Jefferson,Ben Franklin,and George Washington.
#49. To: A K A Stone (#48)
You're a leftist liberal 75 percent of the time.
#51. To: sneakypete (#49)
We are either ALL free,or NONE of us are free.
Replies to Comment # 51. I just disagree with you that Floyd Mayweather should be on the woman's olynmpic boxing team.
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