thegreekdog wrote:At the risk of engaging where I may not want to be engaged, I don't think the stars and bars were removed to cure gun violence or mass shootings.
-------The Stars and Bars wasn't removed from the South Carolina Capital Building. The Confederate(Dixie) Battle Flag was. Made popular by Gen. Lee. It was made by Gen. P.G.T. Beauregard. Because the Stars and Bars looked to much like the Stars and Stripes. The Stars and Bars is used by Texas. When describing the 6 flags of Texas. Not the Battle Flag. Yes,everyone was all of a sudden,It's the Dixie flag's fault. Not some crazy person,shooting up a church.
-------I don't think the Battle Flag should be on US Government property(except a national cemetery). Paid for by US tax dollars. But if an individual wants to fly it on their house. It's their business. To take in account one's civil liberties.
-------If you yell fire in a crowded place. Where there is no fire. Causing panic. That's not free speech. Because your encroaching on someone else's civil liberties. Just like those protesting the Vietnam War. Had a right to hold up signs. Yell,etc. But the minute they spit or threw things at the soldiers returning from war. They were no longer protected by free speech. They were violating the soldier's civil liberties.
-------The Battle Flag,is protected by Free Speech(Just like burning the Stars and Stripes is.Although,why one would burn their own country's flag

). On someone's personal property. If you don't like it. Don't look at it. If someone is yelling at you. Just keep walking. Until your civil liberties have been violated. Or you violate someone else's. Everything is protected by Free Speech. ConfederateSS.out!(The Blue and Silver Rebellion).