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CTyankee

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34. but the state cannot espouse a political view officially. The state must be neutral.

Reply to onenote (Reply #20)

Tue Jun 23, 2015, 01:01 PM

Jun 2015

Bumper sticker, different story.

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BREAKING - Gov. McAuliffe orders Confederate flags off Viriginia license plates [View all] underpants Jun 2015 OP

I have not been able to understand why displaying of the Confederate Flag SheilaT Jun 2015 #1

I hate the display of that flag but I think displaying the flag say, on a bumper sticker is diffent CTyankee Jun 2015 #9

I just want to say I see it similarly. It's one thing for a private citizen to make, produce, Ed Suspicious Jun 2015 #18

Exactly. And government speech is not protected by the 1st Am. SunSeeker Jun 2015 #43

Where do you find anything about state governments being required to treat all citizens equally onenote Jun 2015 #45

I noticed that too. Jamastiene Jun 2015 #54

I said the 14th Am does, not the Texas decision. SunSeeker Jun 2015 #57

You clearly don't know much about Equal Protection Clause jurisprudence. onenote Jun 2015 #58

That's your opinion. SunSeeker Jun 2015 #59

Care to explain how the court would apply existing Equal Protection jurisprudence onenote Jun 2015 #60

I just did. But I did not say the Equal Protection Clause requires "a particular message." SunSeeker Jun 2015 #61

Agree. cui bono Jun 2015 #64

The answer to your question: No, you don't understand the First Amendment onenote Jun 2015 #20

but the state cannot espouse a political view officially. The state must be neutral. CTyankee Jun 2015 #34

THIS! Raine1967 Jun 2015 #40

Or how they win a free-speech case regarding government-issued license plates. arcane1 Jun 2015 #52

K & R Iliyah Jun 2015 #2

Thank you, Gov McAuliffe! PunkinPi Jun 2015 #3

Thanks from me, too MBS Jun 2015 #4

You're welcome! PunkinPi Jun 2015 #13

Maybe they can apply public nuisance laws and the like. SunSeeker Jun 2015 #44

GTMA, SunSeeker... PunkinPi Jun 2015 #50

Thanks. Mine was from the Richmond Times-Dispatch underpants Jun 2015 #6

You're welcome, PunkinPi Jun 2015 #12

From that article: FSogol Jun 2015 #7

I am surprised it is that low underpants Jun 2015 #8

I'm not surprised. There a less of them every year, a portion of them hide their FSogol Jun 2015 #10

The Mus. of the Con website now says The American Civil War Museum with a 'union' subtitle among appalachiablue Jun 2015 #46

Appomattox - where America reunited underpants Jun 2015 #53

I hope so! appalachiablue Jun 2015 #55

Where Our Nation Reunited underpants Jun 2015 #56

Good riddance indeed. PunkinPi Jun 2015 #14

That is true underpants Jun 2015 #47

Is their a prepper plate yet? And the Gadsden Tea Party movement is another new spawn unfortunately. appalachiablue Jun 2015 #48

K & R. Good job Governor McAuliffe. n/t FSogol Jun 2015 #5

This message was self-deleted by its author Cheese Sandwich Jun 2015 #11

I would not be surprised if terrorist/racist Roof was aware of the SCOTUS decision on banning the Fred Sanders Jun 2015 #15

"Dixie Swastika"? Brilliant! Proud Public Servant Jun 2015 #23

Killer Roof's attack was commited on the very date, June 17 that freed slave leader Denmark Vesey appalachiablue Jun 2015 #51

The Supremes ruling on Texas gave him cover malaise Jun 2015 #16

That's like saying there are 8 justices that have no problem with Fred Phelps and his motley crew of onenote Jun 2015 #21

What then are the specific, objective and relevant legal fallacies you perceive in the ruling? LanternWaste Jun 2015 #41

I'll let Prof. Geoffrey Stone of the U of Chicago Law School answer that question onenote Jun 2015 #42

What's really ironic about this sarge43 Jun 2015 #17

Great point underpants Jun 2015 #19

Karma and schadenfreude in one satisfying explosion n/t sarge43 Jun 2015 #24

These rw/racist nuts do everything to cause their demise but they keep popping up erronis Jun 2015 #35

Hopefully a wrecking ball to Monument Ave will be next. chalmers Jun 2015 #22

Do you want all of the statues on Monument Ave destroyed? N/T gladium et scutum Jun 2015 #29

Just the 5 confederate leaders chalmers Jun 2015 #32

Good, make sure the statue of Arthur Ashe is safely removed before the wrecking ball comes thru, tx. appalachiablue Jun 2015 #49

All well and good. But Gman Jun 2015 #25

The real issue to those being killed is racism, but the issue of guns sure is important. randys1 Jun 2015 #27

Racists with guns kill Gman Jun 2015 #28

I tend not to tell a group I am not part of what their problems are or are not. randys1 Jun 2015 #30

^^This BrotherIvan Jun 2015 #62

K&r... spanone Jun 2015 #26

Excellent. Get ride of the overt symbols of racism, then get to work on the subtle ones. Hoyt Jun 2015 #31

Watch - tomorrow Fox News will parrot that there's a war being declared on the confederate flag. Initech Jun 2015 #33

no, they can't spin it that way, it would have to be hollysmom Jun 2015 #38

I can see it now durablend Jun 2015 #39

Kick and R BeanMusical Jun 2015 #36

"but the law specifically banned the stars and bars image." AlbertCat Jun 2015 #37

What the hell is going�. zentrum Jun 2015 #63