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slaveboyforyou -> RE: Small town politics, ain't it great (7/14/2009 2:22:57 AM)
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Now for you slaveboy.... I am sorry to say that your argument holds no water in My opinion..... all of those groups are labeled (not by Me) as hate/terrorist groups, and unless they did not go through the proper channels and arrange their march (which in most towns and cities is illegal) there would be an inordinate amount of security provided along the march route, so NO they would not be able to do as you say... there have been lessons learned from the past why this is so. Again let Me say I still support their right to spew their hate.
I was making a hypothetical. You can apply any large group of people to what I said. It could be the town crazy flying a huge Confederate flag at his house the day of a large NAACP meeting. It could be an animal rights activist putting shocking pictures of animal abuse on a sign the day of an FFA or 4-H gathering. So forget extremist groups; I simply used those examples to provoke a response.
The fact remains that a group of police officers illegally removed someone's property without due process. The 5th Amendment to the Consitution of the United States specifically states, "No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the Militia, when in actual service in time of War or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offense to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation."
Simply put, the town and the police violated this man's Constitutional rights. Yes, this man is a twit. You won't find me defending his character. But a twit has a right to be a twit within the law. If he pisses some people off while exercising his right.....tough. You have no right to be protected from offensive speech. Despite what some have claimed, this is not akin to shouting fire in a theater. Shouting fire in a theater is a criminal act. It's a deliberate attempt to cause panic, and the crime requires intent on the part of the offender. The liquor license-less, upside-down flag waver in question here is attempting to annoy, not cause panic. It's not the same thing. Flying a distress call is obvious symbolism. Any charge of inciting a riot or signaling a false alarm would not hold water in any court of law.
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