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2014-05-06 Government

Calif. Bill Banning State Sale Of Confederate Flag Passes

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Posted by DarthVader 2014-05-06 09:24|| || Front Page|| [7 views ] Top

Posted by DarthVader 2014-05-06 09:26|| 2014-05-06 09:26|| Front Page Top

#2 I hate the Confederation but isn't that a bit, err, uncounstitutiona? First Amendment and all that stuff.

Posted by JFM 2014-05-06 09:44|| 2014-05-06 09:44|| Front Page Top

#3 Yes, this will certainly go a long way to ending the exodus of the middle-class, businesses, and retirees.

Posted by Pappy 2014-05-06 10:06|| 2014-05-06 10:06|| Front Page Top

#4 OTOH - Mexican flags, keffiyahs, Che T-shirts - grooveh...

Posted by M. Murcek 2014-05-06 11:15|| 2014-05-06 11:15|| Front Page Top

#5 JFM, we don't let the Constitution bother us much anymore.

Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2014-05-06 11:24|| 2014-05-06 11:24|| Front Page Top

#6 And then there is this:

American Flag Unwelcome in California School on Cinco de Mayo.

I don't give a rat's ass if it's Cinco de Mayo or Cesar Chavez day. It's still America. Isn't it?

Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2014-05-06 11:47|| 2014-05-06 11:47|| Front Page Top

#7 Kalifornia hasn't been in America for some years now....

Posted by Spains Schwarzeneggar5048 2014-05-06 12:29|| 2014-05-06 12:29|| Front Page Top

#8 The bill originally banned all sales of Confederate flag memorabilia on state property. In explaining that provision, Hall noted a sign sold at the state fairgrounds depicting a Confederate flag with the phrase Its still my American flag.

He amended the bill to exclude non-government employees and businesses from the ban to avoid violating constitutional free speech protections.

Courts have upheld the rights of individuals to display the Confederate flag while also upholding the rights of government agencies to limit what they endorse.

We arent stifling free speech here, said Assemblyman Donald Wagner, R-Irvine, calling on Republicans who oppose flag burning to understand the symbolic implications of the Confederate flag. Here is a symbol thats so vile, that carries such connotations, that we in the state do not want to be associated with it.

The legislation would not prohibit Confederate flag images from appearing in educational or historical contexts, such as in textbooks or museums.

Posted by KBK 2014-05-06 12:57|| 2014-05-06 12:57|| Front Page Top

#9 Well, it looked good in the preview. Damn Microsoft mojibake. Maybe Fred could gin up a regex for entertainment.

Posted by KBK 2014-05-06 13:00|| 2014-05-06 13:00|| Front Page Top

#10 Simply, blatantly unconstitutional. The oligarchy in Sacramence hard at work patting itself on the back.

"Doin' right ain't got no end."//Cap'n Redlegs Terrell

Posted by Snusort Spomose2148 2014-05-06 15:43|| 2014-05-06 15:43|| Front Page Top

#11 Kinda makes the old gift shop at the Albert Johnston and Lewis Armistead museum look a bit bare.

Posted by swksvolFF 2014-05-06 21:23|| 2014-05-06 21:23|| Front Page Top

#12 I'll bet I could find a Viet Cong flag for sale somewhere on California state property.

Posted by Lone Ranger 2014-05-06 22:23|| 2014-05-06 22:23|| Front Page Top

#13 ...lots of Mexican flags too.

Posted by P2kontheroad 2014-05-06 22:54|| 2014-05-06 22:54|| Front Page Top

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