OK to Stomp American Flag but Bad to Stomp Terrorist Flag?

Posted on February 10, 2007

Stomping and burning American flags is a favourite Leftist activity worldwide. And, although that is obnoxious to most Americans, (It is meant to be), it has long been held that such behaviour is legally protected by the 1st Amendment. So what if conservatives decide to stomp a terrorist flag? Ah! THAT is different! Or so we are told:

“This story starts with an “anti-terrorism rally” held last October on campus by the College Republicans. To emphasize their point, students stomped on Hezbollah and Hamas flags. According to the college paper, the Golden Gate (X)Press, members of Students Against War and the International Socialist Organization showed up to call the Republicans “racists,” while the president of the General Union of Palestinian Students accused the Repubs of spreading false information about Muslims.

A student filed a complaint with the Office of Student Programs and Leadership Development. OSPLD Director Joey Greenwell wrote to the College Republicans informing them that his office had completed an investigation of the complaint and forwarded the report to the Student Organization Hearing Panel, which will adjudicate the charge.

Source

The Leftists haven’t got a legal leg to stand on in the matter but what happens on American college campuses often is legally unfounded anyway, if not outright illegal. Taranto has a comment on the matter too.

(For more postings from me, see TONGUE-TIED, EDUCATION WATCH, GREENIE WATCH, POLITICAL CORRECTNESS WATCH, FOOD & HEALTH SKEPTIC, GUN WATCH, SOCIALIZED MEDICINE, AUSTRALIAN POLITICS, DISSECTING LEFTISM and EYE ON BRITAIN. My Home Page. Email me (John Ray) here.)

Share on Facebook

Tweet This Post

» Filed Under ACLU

Trackback URL

Comments

2 Responses to “OK to Stomp American Flag but Bad to Stomp Terrorist Flag?”

Greg on February 10th, 2007 9:04 am

I don’t see the ACLU fighting to suppress the conservatives’ speech. In fact, I note that FIRE is fighting for their flag-stomping rights. The co-Founder of FIRE is on the board of the Massachusetts ACLU. Do you get more “Leftist” than MA-ACLU?
tbd on February 10th, 2007 1:43 pm

Send me a dozen hamas and hezbollah flags, I’d like to hang in my back yard (I don’t have any good lighting out there)