DHGulley said...
Define "Symbolic Speech" for me, Terry
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Oh, leafleting, picketing, demonstrating, things like that. There are a lot of ways to make one's opinions known besides letters to the editor.
Sometimes you need a visual device to get your point across. Burning a flag as part of a demonstration is one way to do it, and as long as it's not violating local fire ordinances, it oughta be protected. The anti-reproductive choice crowd likes to use pictures of fetuses. That's symbolic speech too. If Congress can regulate flags, what stops them from regulating pictures some might object too, hmm? The socialist conservatives need to think about that.
I use the term "socialist" conservative here because I've realized that's pretty much what the social conservatives are, folks who want everyone around them to walk in the same lockstep, much like the Commies did. I'm using it from now on, and I'm applying for a copyright.
That's what "freedom" is son, the duty to protect others when they do things you think are silly, as long as they're not hurting anyone doing it. Like flag burning.
It's great to live in a free country. I hope Mr. Bush remembers this when he makes his Supreme Court pick. The Dems certainly will, which is why they're my boys and girls.
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