This may get a little bit wonky, since, as Jebediah stated last night, I don’t, at this time, support a Constitutional Amendment to ban the burning of the Flag. Go to my previous post to see why. But the ACLU is against the Amendment, as well. Go figure. The thing is, we are against this for different reasons.
Mine are already laid out, but the ACLU is against it simply because they, and the ultra liberal courts, say that this is Free Speech. I have already debunked that. Who am I to say that? I am an American Citizen. I’m not a judge, I’m not part of a Left Wing activist group like the ACLU, I am simply and American Citizen, whose opinion does matter in the greater scheme.
So, what I propose, is a law allowing me to poke someone in the snout if I catch them burning the Flag. If the courts support something which isn’t Speech by any definition of the word, then the ACLU should support me in my action of popping someone in the nose. I am just expressing my 1st Amendment Rights, aren’t I? Yes. I am protesting in a manner that is no worse. Or, perhaps they would support me in ripping the clothes off a protester and burning them. Maybe burning their pot smelling micro bus. Can watch the beads on their curtains pop off. But, they probably would not support me, since I would be standing up for something pro American.
ACLU supporters often deflect the reality of Free Speech to say "Free Expression." Well, my copy of the Bill of Rights does not state that (just like there is nothing about "separation of Church and State," but that is a different post). The historical documents show that the Framers wanted to make sure that the People were free to critisize the government without being subject to any type of repercusions. Nowhere do the historical papers regarding the writing of the Bill of Rights say anything about actions, other then peacable assembly.
Strange, taking the same position as the ACLU, eh? But, again, my reasons are different from the ACLU’s. They want to stop the Amendment simply because they have no clear understanding of the Bill of Rights, nor of the word "speech."
Please go here to Stop The ACLU!, and read what Gribbet has written. Then, go around and read what the other great folks on the Stop The ACLU! blogburst roll have written.
