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Old 01-22-2006, 11:57 AM   #5
richlevy
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Originally Posted by Urbane Guerrilla
Thoughtful Second Amendment advocates become First Amendment activists almost as a law of nature.
Maybe you can tell that to the people who think that freedom demands that no flags be burned or 'disrespected'.

If we could attach a rider to the second amendment that guaranteed the right to burn a flag in anger, that would probably shut up the most vocal advocates of the idea that protecting the symbol of freedom at the expense of the freedom it represents is a good idea.
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