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You realize this was to draw attention to a Hillary
Posted on: November 29, 2016 at 10:38:17 CT
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sponsored bill, right?
Even CNN fell for it. http://www.cnn.com/2016/11/29/politics/donald-trump-flag-burning-penalty-proposal/
"No act of speech is so obnoxious that it merits tampering with our First Amendment. Our Constitution, and our country, is stronger than that," he wrote. "Ultimately, people like that pose little harm to our country. But tinkering with our First Amendment might."
Still, banning flag-burning has drawn mainstream support before. The Flag Protection Act of 1989 was supported at the time by President George H.W. Bush, before it was ruled unconstitutional, and the Flag Protection Act of 2005, another failed attempt to criminalize flag burning, was co-sponsored by then-Sen. Hillary Clinton.
Even CNN fell for it. http://www.cnn.com/2016/11/29/politics/donald-trump-flag-burning-penalty-proposal/
"No act of speech is so obnoxious that it merits tampering with our First Amendment. Our Constitution, and our country, is stronger than that," he wrote. "Ultimately, people like that pose little harm to our country. But tinkering with our First Amendment might."
Still, banning flag-burning has drawn mainstream support before. The Flag Protection Act of 1989 was supported at the time by President George H.W. Bush, before it was ruled unconstitutional, and the Flag Protection Act of 2005, another failed attempt to criminalize flag burning, was co-sponsored by then-Sen. Hillary Clinton.
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You realize this was to draw attention to a Hillary - SuperTone MU - 11/29 10:38:17