[cfgeeks] SNORT! Here you go Gil. Show your HOA what's up!

[Karen Hill]

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From: Kevin Korb kmk at sanitarium.net


> Many people misunderstand free speech.  Most people think it means you
> can say anything you want without consequences.  What it really means is
> that the government can't stop you from saying something nor can they
> punish you simply for saying it.  They can however hold you responsible
> for the badness that your words caused (or in some cases could have
> caused).  If you yell "FIRE!" there had better be a fire because if
> there isn't you are responsible for people being injured running away
> and for the fire department wasting time responding.



Which brings us back to the original point...she's not hurting anyone, she's stating her opinion on the state of things. Since it's hanging from a flag pole and not in a window, I think it's pretty safe to say she doesn't need the SWAT team running in there.  I agree with you...with freedom comes great responsiblity.  We can do and say anything we want, as long as we are willing to own the consequences of our actions. The problem is, that in America, we are quickly willing to blame someone else for our actions.  "I did it because he...." or "I did it because she..." or to hold others accountable to our interpretation of an action such as, "She unpatriotic and doesn't support our troops because she's flying her flag upside down in protest".
 
Karen 
 
"The illegal we do immediately. The unconstitutional takes a little longer. "
Henry Kissinger, New York Times, Oct. 28, 1973


 
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