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Trump fumbles Ist Amendment football
Posted on 9/26/17 at 5:42 pm
Posted on 9/26/17 at 5:42 pm
It truly will be interesting to read about the most divisive presidency in American History in a few years. Trump adherents will no doubt refer to these times as the "Good old days".
Donald Trump -most racially divisive President in modern American history
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Someone, please find Donald Trump a copy of the Constitution — preferably a simplified version with pictures and charts. Once he absorbs what it says, perhaps he will stop trying to tear it apart.
Trump is angry at athletes for exercising their right to speech; but his anger did not begin there. Last February, at a campaign rally in Texas, Donald Trump spoke of "open(ing) up libel laws." He never explained exactly what he meant but clearly is fed up with the First Amendment, which prohibits denying freedom of speech and the press.
Athletes and journalists are not his only targets. Last November, Trump suggested imprisoning people or revoking their citizenship if they burned an American flag. Never mind that the Supreme Court has already come down on the other side of that issue. “If there is a bedrock principle underlying the First Amendment, it is that the government may not prohibit the expression of an idea simply because society finds the idea itself offensive or disagreeable ... The way to preserve the flag's special role is not to punish those who feel differently about these matters. It is to persuade them that they are wrong,” wrote Justice William Brennan in his majority opinion in 1989. The following year, the Court rejected a federal “flag protection” act, declaring, “Punishing desecration of the flag dilutes the very freedom that makes this emblem so revered, and worth revering.”
As other players have joined Karpernick’s protest, Trump’s anger has grown. “Wouldn't you love to see one of these NFL owners ... say, 'Get that son of a bitch off the field right now. Out. He's fired,” roared Trump at a rally. On Twitter, Trump attacked Steph Curry of the Golden State Warriors for his reluctance to visit the Trump White House. “Going to the White House is considered a great honor for a championship team. Stephen Curry is hesitating, therefore invitation is withdrawn!” tweeted Trump. Lebron James reacted with a tweet of his own: "Going to White House was a great honor until you showed up.”
Trump's amen corner, of course, backed him up. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin said players should "do free speech on their own time." White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders snidely suggested the athletes protest the police protecting them. What Trump and his salaried sycophants refuse to understand is that they don’t get to dictate how or whether other people protest. The First Amendment does not say, “Only presidentially approved protests allowed.”
Donald Trump -most racially divisive President in modern American history
Posted on 9/26/17 at 5:44 pm to Toddy
THIS IS NOT A FIRST AMENDMENT ISSUE. THE ONLY LOOSE CORRELATION WOULD BE HOW MUCH GOD DAMNED WELFARE THE NFL GETS FROM THE GOVERNMENT. frick OFF.
I AM GENUINELY ANGRY.
I AM GENUINELY ANGRY.
Posted on 9/26/17 at 5:44 pm to Toddy
You only vote D because you like the D. #1issuevoter
Posted on 9/26/17 at 5:44 pm to Toddy
Why are you always a day late and a dollar short with this kind of shite? Jeez.
Posted on 9/26/17 at 5:45 pm to Toddy
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Trump is angry at athletes for exercising their right to speech
NFL players/every single regressive is angry at Trump for expressing his right to speech to criticize their actions
Posted on 9/26/17 at 5:45 pm to Toddy
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Get that son of a bitch off the field right now
I still can't believe the POTUS can't find a more articulate way to make his case.
Posted on 9/26/17 at 5:47 pm to Toddy
Athletes are there to entertain the crowd, not to lecture them on social issues.
Posted on 9/26/17 at 5:49 pm to Tiguar
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THIS IS NOT A FIRST AMENDMENT ISSUE.
For the love...
Intelligence (or lack thereof) is exposed when you hear this argument.
Posted on 9/26/17 at 5:50 pm to Toddy
The 1st amendment allows you to wear shirts emblazoned with "frick The Police" and shout obscenities at the top of your lungs.
Decent people still don't do that.
Decent people still show respect to our veterans and our flag.
I realize Progs are debased, broken people for the most part, so I know this is lost on you.
Decent people still don't do that.
Decent people still show respect to our veterans and our flag.
I realize Progs are debased, broken people for the most part, so I know this is lost on you.
This post was edited on 9/26/17 at 5:51 pm
Posted on 9/26/17 at 5:50 pm to Tiguar
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THIS IS NOT A FIRST AMENDMENT ISSUE
If you understood nuance, you would see that it is a first amendment issue. POTUS's words have weight, and when the leader of the free world calls for retaliation against peaceful protest, it becomes a first amendment issue.
This post was edited on 9/26/17 at 5:52 pm
Posted on 9/26/17 at 5:51 pm to Eightballjacket
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Athletes are there to entertain the crowd, not to lecture them on social issues.
If you don't care what they're upset about , then you certainly have the right to not watch them. Of course, the Divider-in -Chief wants them fired.
Posted on 9/26/17 at 5:52 pm to Toddy
The person that wrote this piece should follow thier own advice and read the 1st amendment, they clearly have little knowledge of what it means.
Posted on 9/26/17 at 5:52 pm to DEG
you can't talk sense to trumpkins,
Posted on 9/26/17 at 5:52 pm to Toddy
This has not one God damned thing to do with the First Amendment, other than Trump having the same right to express an opinion as anyone else.
I knew he would draw out stupidity, wasn't counting on highlighting the left's ignorance of the Constitution.
It's not like he attacked anyone with a bat or bike lock.
Where is Antifa? They should show up at some stadiums.
I knew he would draw out stupidity, wasn't counting on highlighting the left's ignorance of the Constitution.
It's not like he attacked anyone with a bat or bike lock.
Where is Antifa? They should show up at some stadiums.
Posted on 9/26/17 at 5:53 pm to Toddy
I think it's unfair to call Trump "divisive" when he's merely bringing to light divides that already existed.
Posted on 9/26/17 at 5:53 pm to Toddy
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the Divider-in -Chief wants them fired.
Trump gave an opinion which has no weight of law behind it and never will. If a person doesn't like that opinion, fine, but this particular comment about the NFL players kneeling has nothing to do with free speech as defined by the first amendment.
Posted on 9/26/17 at 5:54 pm to gthog61
You're by far the worst poster on this board
Posted on 9/26/17 at 5:54 pm to Toddy
So Trump wants the GOVERNMENT to stop them?????
Stupid frick
Stupid frick
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