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| Calif. Bill Banning State Sale Of Confederate Flag Passes |
| 2014-05-06 |
| Posted by:DarthVader |
| #13 ...lots of Mexican flags too. |
| Posted by: P2kontheroad 2014-05-06 22:54 |
| #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 |
| #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 |
| #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 |
| #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 |
| #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 “It’s 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 aren’t 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 that’s 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 |
| #7 Kalifornia hasn't been in America for some years now.... |
| Posted by: Spains Schwarzeneggar5048 2014-05-06 12:29 |
| #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 |
| #5 JFM, we don't let the Constitution bother us much anymore. |
| Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305 2014-05-06 11:24 |
| #4 OTOH - Mexican flags, keffiyahs, Che T-shirts - grooveh... |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2014-05-06 11:15 |
| #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 |
| #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 |
| #1 |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2014-05-06 09:26 |