Trump’s Latest Assault on the Bill of Rights

“I revere the American flag as a symbol of freedom. But behind it is something larger — the Constitution.”

Senate Majority leader Mitch McConnell

Pandering to a cornerstone of the far right’s political agenda, as Donald Trump, who loves political theater while continuing to treat the presidency like a reality show and …

America is Great Because People Are Free to Protest

 
The NFL players taking a knee are “very disrespectful to our country.”
President Donald Trump (September 30, 2017)
 
The furor over athletes taking a knee, raising a fist or sitting during the national anthem or people burning the Flag continues unabated, with President Trump fanning the flames those believe that such actions …

Symbolism is a Poor Substitute for Liberty … A Solution in Search of a Problem

“If the flag needs protection at all, it needs protection from members of Congress
 who value the symbol more than the freedom the flag represents.”

Representative Jerrold Nadler (D-New York)
It is clear that Mike Fitzpatrick and Jonathan Last simply do not get it! 
In recent OpEds Congressman Fitzpatrick defended his recent vote …

The Symbol and Price of Liberty

“If the flag needs protection at all, it needs protection from members of Congress who value the symbol
more than the freedom the flag represents.”
 
Representative Jerrold Nadler (D-New York)
In the wake of 9/11, American freedoms are falling victim to the crusades of activists from both sides of the political spectrum …

Protecting Principals Not Symbols

 “Restriction of free thought and free speech is the most dangerous of all subversions.”
Justice William O. Douglas
The hallowed chamber of the U.S. House of Representatives, where those men and women elected to serve the people once debated ways to enhance the rights of man, recently became a cheap forum for …

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