Category Archive: Constitution

Jun
22
2005

I Heard Somebody Say “Burn Baby, Burn…”

I feel I have to begin by saying that this is one of those issues where my stance might surprise some people.
I love America and I love being American. I love the flag and I love everything it represents. To me, it’s a symbol that deserves the respect of the world, regardless of how you feel about the the political party in power. I believe that the desecration of the flag by dropping it on the ground or by burning it is absolutely wrong.
However, with all that said, I think it’s unconstitutional for the legislative branch of our government to try and pass a law making flag burning illegal.

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Mar
06
2005

The Distant Sound of Thunder…

There’s a war coming–a war that will be fought against the Government defending freedom of speech on our political system. This war will be launched by the Federal Election Commission and will specifically target bloggers thanks to John McCain and Russ Feingold.
Quoted in an interview on CNET.com, Bradley Smith–one of the FEC’s six commissioners–says that the days of online punditry and political blogging are coming to an end. That would effectively mean that Conservative Blogger and all blog sites, conservative and liberal, would be affected…

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