christiefan915 (05-25-2018), Frank Apisa (05-25-2018), ThatOwlWoman (05-25-2018)
"If no one has the choice but to jump to their feet every time they hear the national anthem, then you don't live in the "land of the free" and if no one has the guts to take a knee during the national anthem then you don't live in the "home of the brave"".
K. Scott Shaeffer
christiefan915 (05-25-2018), Frank Apisa (05-25-2018), ThatOwlWoman (05-25-2018)
Frank Apisa (05-26-2018)
As is true with a lot of things in case law, it depends.
https://corporate.findlaw.com/law-li...revisited.html
https://www.americanbar.org/publicat...er-cooler.html
christiefan915 (05-25-2018), Frank Apisa (05-26-2018)
From what I've read there's no one size fits all answer. Here's a decent article on the subject. https://www.creators.com/read/judge-...otected-speech
trump should have learned this before opening his big fat piehole and spouting off.
"In the famous flag burning cases a few years ago, the Supreme Court made clear that in America, we have no revered symbols that command orthodox respect. The flag itself represents the right to treat it as one wishes. We are free to respect the flag and to shun those who do not, but we may not harm a hair on their heads."
“What greater gift than the love of a cat.”
― Charles Dickens
Frank Apisa (05-26-2018), ThatOwlWoman (05-25-2018)
ThatOwlWoman (05-25-2018)
ThatOwlWoman (05-25-2018)
Curious if you all would get upset if Amish or Jehovas Witness were at a game and didn't stand for the anthem or salute the flag?
Oh wait, I'm sure the "let them stay home" or "why are they even there" crew will be along shortly.
The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution says that "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances."
The first thing to know about the First Amendment is that it is a limit only on government.
It prohibits the federal government from making laws that infringe on the rights of religion, speech, press, assembly and petition.
Through the Fourteenth Amendment, state and local governments are also prohibited from infringing on these rights.
https://www.workplacefairness.org/retaliation-public-employees
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