Justice Breyer: 1st Amendment might not cover Koran burning

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  1. Caedus

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    So it's okay to torch the flag and literally piss all over the holy symbols of Christianity but Supreme Justice Liberal Douchebag doesn't know if the right to make your Koran extra crispy is covered by the Constitution? What the fuck is this faggacy?
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  2. AlphaMan

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    It is surrender pure and simple.
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  4. Chest Rockwell

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    What ever happened to his Bryer's house? Remember after Kelo the town he was living in tried to condemn his house to sell it to a Bed & Breakfast for the taxes it would bring in. How'd that ever turn out?
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    The first amendment doesn't "condone" anything.

    However, if they try to claim burning a Koran is illegal, they will be running afoul of the establishment clause since burning a Bible is protected free speech.
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    The gubmint's been burning the Constitution for years.
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    If you actually bother to watch the video, it's abundantly clear that Breyer said no such thing and that Stephanopoulos is a liar trying to drum up interest in a story.
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  8. Liet

    Liet Dr. of Horribleness, Ph.D.

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    Thanks. I needed a laugh. Unfortunately, the video doesn't project a life-sized Stephanopoulos, so I need to find my laughs elsewhere.
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    Dear Justice Breyer,

    Please put a loaded gun in your mouth and pull the trigger.

    Warmest Wishes,

    The Constituency.
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    Inspired by Pastor Jones, I am currently in the process of scheduling a book burning of any paperback or hardcover with Fabio on the cover.

    I would think most people would enjoy and cheer and laugh at the thought of defacing Fabio, with only avid Fabio enthusiasts complaining....but now I have to wonder, would it be like yelling fire in a theater?

    I guess I will have to find some other way to exact revenge on Fabio for his contributions to literature. :bergman:
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    Well.... more than one general has said that the Koran burning might cause trouble for American troops abroad, and RightForge has agreed before that some free speech should be restricted if it's going to cause trouble for American troops abroad...


    Not that I personally agree, but the argument has been made before.
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    I think that was Souter's house.
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    It's disgraceful how Islam has people shaking in their boots. All this outrage over burning the Quran, not really because of the flipping off of the Quran / Islam itself, but out of fear of the repercussions that might come from the lunatic Muslims.

    It's like the western world has become like, a boxer who goes into the ring to throw a few good punches and spends the rest of the fight hugging his opponent.

    FUCK EM! I say burn the thing if you're gonna burn it, draw homosexual pictures of Mohammed and air drop them in the middle east, STOP BEING TERRIFIED OF THEM. They smell blood and they have us on the back foot.
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  15. Nova

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    assuming the quote is accurate, the natural implication then is that if I exhibit a sufficiently violent and dangerous reaction to your speech, one which is predictable, you lose the right to it. right?
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    In other news, South Africa bans Bible burnings (and this would have been a retaliatory burning!):

    http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/safrica...DeW5fdG9wX3N0b3JpZXMEc2xrA3NhZnJpY2FuY291cg--
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    Gotta agree here. The video doesn't match what is being said.
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  19. tafkats

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    Unfortunately, most people will not bother to watch the video, numerous ignorant chain e-mails will result, and six months from now, we'll discover that 45% of the American public thinks the Supreme Court ruled that it's illegal to offend Muslims.
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