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You know I have refrained from making a comment on your stupid posts, but you are so overboard on this it isn't even funny. The ones filing millions of illegal/fake voting was on the democrat side.
You can't have it both ways.....
You don't just get to dip your toe into the "boycott" water
The Steelers are dead to me. When I read what they did in Chicago, the hard hat, towel and very expensive walking stick came off the wall in my office and it went where all the rest of my Steeler gear was-in the trash. Lucky the trash comes Tuesday because they are full. The Rooneys, Tomlin, Steelers and NFL is dead to me.
Where did you see anyone say that they aren't entitled to free speech rights??????
Name calling is beneath you. Very sad dude.
That is up to the coaches and administration to deal with. The problem I have with the Steelers is that as a team and organization they made the call.
Unfortunately he can't get anything done because Congress is to busy fighting each other like 3rd graders. Until they get out of this gridlock, then we will have a very bored president.
Unfortunately they don't control both sides. They still need a 2/3rd vote to pass anything. 'Merica. And the Dems did have everything up until this last election cycle. How did that turn out?
It's not mandatory patriotism that I am arguing. If you are going to argue that, then you have to say that the guys kneeling are not patriotic. You can't make that argument. They can choose to do whatever they want. My argument is that there are better ways to make a point than what they are doing. A way in which there would be almost 100% unity behind them. You want people to get behind you on a cause. That is the end goal. Not divide people even more. I agree, Trump is a clown for even getting involved, but one has to be smart about the way they go about drawing attention to a problem.
The only one that applies is the flag stretched across the field. I think that there actually may be an allowance for that though. It has been many years since the flag code was shoved into my head. As far as the rest of it goes, that is a misunderstanding. As long as an actual flag is not used in clothing, etc, etc. then it is exempt. Just having a flag print is not a violation, or else every military person with the stars and bars on their shoulder would be in violation.
For reference, it is against flag code to an official flag that has flown, and use the material to make a dress.
This mandatory patriotism and obedience really screams USSR.
I agree and believe that a lot of the protesting folks need to give it a try in the USSR.
You need to read the first amendment about freedom of speech. It says "Congress shall make no law...", that's all. Anyone can say anything they want, but when it's done in the workplace, you take the chance your employers...or your customers...will not agree with the message and fine you, suspend you, or turn you off. Your choice, but there are consequences that have nothing to do with "freedom of speech."My view: Standing for the National Anthem is not mandatory.
I stand for it, hold my hand over my heart and sing it.
But I'm not African-American, whose ancestors were brought to America on a slave ship, and mistreated and treated like non-persons (except when it came to counting voters, then they were 3/5 of a person who couldn't vote). I'd be pissed, too, if my ancestors were treated that way. And my ancestors were not on slave ships, but departed from Italy and Poland.
The First Amendment applies to everyone, whether we agree with them or not. They have a right, in making a statement, to kneel or raise a fist. Everyone else has a right to disagree, or stay away from the games, which NFL fans will not. They will just blow smoke in anger and then go back to watch their favorite teams. It's the nature of sports fans.
If you start deciding who does NOT have Free Speech rights, then we're all in trouble. That's how Hitler got into power. First the Jews, then anyone else who disagreed with him.
The First Amendment means someone I do NOT agree with has a right to voice his opinion, as long as -- as the Supreme Court ruled -- he/she does not yell "Fire!" in a crowded theater when there is no fire.
Democracy is messy. So we have to let people we disagree with have their say, too, as long as it doesn't incite violence, as Trump's rhetoric did. Trump still has that right to stir up racial and ethnic hatred but then Trump, like every citizen, is responsible for what his free speech leads to. If it incites violence, then it's on the person whose speech incited the violence.
My view: Standing for the National Anthem is not mandatory.
I stand for it, hold my hand over my heart and sing it.
But I'm not African-American, whose ancestors were brought to America on a slave ship, and mistreated and treated like non-persons (except when it came to counting voters, then they were 3/5 of a person who couldn't vote). I'd be pissed, too, if my ancestors were treated that way. And my ancestors were not on slave ships, but departed from Italy and Poland.
The First Amendment applies to everyone, whether we agree with them or not. They have a right, in making a statement, to kneel or raise a fist. Everyone else has a right to disagree, or stay away from the games, which NFL fans will not. They will just blow smoke in anger and then go back to watch their favorite teams. It's the nature of sports fans.
If you start deciding who does NOT have Free Speech rights, then we're all in trouble. That's how Hitler got into power. First the Jews, then anyone else who disagreed with him.
The First Amendment means someone I do NOT agree with has a right to voice his opinion, as long as -- as the Supreme Court ruled -- he/she does not yell "Fire!" in a crowded theater when there is no fire.
Democracy is messy. So we have to let people we disagree with have their say, too, as long as it doesn't incite violence, as Trump's rhetoric did. Trump still has that right to stir up racial and ethnic hatred but then Trump, like every citizen, is responsible for what his free speech leads to. If it incites violence, then it's on the person whose speech incited the violence.
That is rather stupid...not sure how many times the anthem is actually played on tv before a game, but don't let reality get in the way of a Captain America meme.