xcrmckenna Posted July 6, 2019 Report Share Posted July 6, 2019 So it's not really the burning of the flag that is the issue, it's that someone is trying to make you angry? No, you are trying to say the Boy Scouts burning the flag is the same thing as the protesters. And I’m saying it’s not... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricJ Posted July 6, 2019 Report Share Posted July 6, 2019 8 minutes ago, xcrmckenna said: No, you are trying to say the Boy Scouts burning the flag is the same thing as the protesters. And I’m saying it’s not... That's not what I was saying, fwiw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xcrmckenna Posted July 6, 2019 Report Share Posted July 6, 2019 That's not what I was saying, fwiw. Eric, you brought up the Boy Scouts burning the flag in relation to the protesters burning the flag in front of the White House. So don’t say it wasn’t. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricJ Posted July 6, 2019 Report Share Posted July 6, 2019 1 hour ago, xcrmckenna said: Eric, you brought up the Boy Scouts burning the flag in relation to the protesters burning the flag in front of the White House. So don’t say it wasn’t. I did, but you missed my point. Not worth making an argument about it here, I think. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N201MKTurbo Posted July 7, 2019 Report Share Posted July 7, 2019 The way I see it, by making flag burning illegal, you would make the Boy Scouts criminals, so you don’t want to make it illegal for the Boy Scouts, so you can’t make it illegal for anybody. I realize you would like to make it illegal to burn the flag disrespectfully, but then you are back to the government deciding what is respectful and what is not. That is against the first amendment and a very slippery slope at best. That being said, I hope all those disrespectful flag burning bastards burn in hell! And because of the first amendment, I can say that! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guitarmaster Posted July 7, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2019 The way I see it, by making flag burning illegal, you would make the Boy Scouts criminals, so you don’t want to make it illegal for the Boy Scouts, so you can’t make it illegal for anybody. I realize you would like to make it illegal to burn the flag disrespectfully, but then you are back to the government deciding what is respectful and what is not. That is against the first amendment and a very slippery slope at best. That being said, I hope all those disrespectful flag burning bastards burn in hell! And because of the first amendment, I can say that! Could not have said it better myself!Sent from my Pixel 2 XL using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gsxrpilot Posted July 7, 2019 Report Share Posted July 7, 2019 Our species has developed two ways to address differences, we can talk or we can fight. I'm in favor of the talking no matter how offensive or offended I am. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyril Gibb Posted July 7, 2019 Report Share Posted July 7, 2019 19 hours ago, Hyett6420 said: ...note the CORRECT way of spelling that word, ill educate you lot of illiterates one day, even if it kills me ). Is pointing out your spelling error (ill vs I’ll) pedantic or instructional within the context of your post? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HRM Posted July 7, 2019 Report Share Posted July 7, 2019 On 7/5/2019 at 6:31 PM, Skates97 said: Not the same thing... See Tony's comment above about properly retiring a flag. It is actually a very cool ceremony to watch. Thanks! If everyone had just said "Boy Scouts retire flags" there wouldn't be this ridiculous discussion. As an Eagle Scout, I've retired flags many times and it is a cool ceremony! Akin to a viking burial kind of thing 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HRM Posted July 7, 2019 Report Share Posted July 7, 2019 On 7/5/2019 at 7:38 AM, Hyett6420 said: Love the photo, but if that happens can Texas just go it's own way? Actually, we'll just do that. Long live the Republic! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N201MKTurbo Posted July 7, 2019 Report Share Posted July 7, 2019 (edited) 34 minutes ago, HRM said: Love the photo, but if that happens can Texas just go it's own way? Actually, we'll just do that. Long live the Republic! It will probably go one notch further back in time and become part of Mexico. Edited July 7, 2019 by N201MKTurbo 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HRM Posted July 8, 2019 Report Share Posted July 8, 2019 6 hours ago, N201MKTurbo said: It will probably go one notch further back in time and become part of Mexico. Well, we already have the cuisine...who doesn't love Tex-Mex? After BBQ of course... 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HRM Posted July 8, 2019 Report Share Posted July 8, 2019 3 hours ago, Hyett6420 said: ...as you have no Tea... Not true, we have lots of it... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xcrmckenna Posted July 8, 2019 Report Share Posted July 8, 2019 The way I see it, by making flag burning illegal, you would make the Boy Scouts criminals, so you don’t want to make it illegal for the Boy Scouts, so you can’t make it illegal for anybody. I realize you would like to make it illegal to burn the flag disrespectfully, but then you are back to the government deciding what is respectful and what is not. That is against the first amendment and a very slippery slope at best. That being said, I hope all those disrespectful flag burning bastards burn in hell! And because of the first amendment, I can say that! I don’t know if you are saying I want to make burning the flag illegal or not. Because that wasn’t what I was saying. If you want to buy a flag and burn it more power to you. Eric made the point It shouldn’t be illegal for Boy Scouts to burn the flag. And I just said what the protesters are doing is much different than the Boy Scouts retiring an American flag. And shouldn’t be seen as the same act. On a side note the act of burning a flag like most protesters do is illegal. It falls very much in the crime of disorderly conduct. When you commit a crime you have checked three very important boxes. Intent, Means, and Opportunity. And if someone impedes my constitutional rights by burning a flag right in front of me, stopping my path that’s also committing coercion. Like I said the intent of a protester is much different then the Boy Scouts. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thinwing Posted July 9, 2019 Report Share Posted July 9, 2019 Well stated C 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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