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Octavius Hite
Joined: 28 Jan 2004
Location: Househunting, looking for a new bunker from which to convert the world to homosexuality.
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 Posted: Mon Nov 20, 2006 3:58 pm Post subject: Town makes it illegal to fly a foreign flag |
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Ahhh smell the freedom!
http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/11/20/navarrette.flag/index.html
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SAN DIEGO, California (CNN) -- This is where we've arrived in this country: You have the constitutional right to burn an American flag, but you can get into trouble for simply flying a foreign one.
At least you can in the 30,000-person town of Pahrump, Nevada, which is close to Las Vegas and even closer to stepping over the line with an idiotic, intolerant and insulting ban on foreign (read: Mexican) flags. The town council voted last week, 3-2, to approve an ordinance that makes it illegal to display a foreign flag -- unless an American flag is flown above it. Scofflaws face a $50 fine and 30 hours of community service.
Pahrump resident Michael Miraglia proposed the ban because, he said, he got upset when he saw immigrant activists marching through U.S. cities last spring, waving Mexican flags. Mr. Miraglia told USA Today that he was especially miffed that "we had Mexican restaurants closed that day." |
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corroonb
Joined: 04 Aug 2006
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| Posted: Mon Nov 20, 2006 4:10 pm Post subject: |
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This has to be a joke!
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He was especially miffed that "we had Mexican restaurants closed that day."
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Funny article !
I can never understand this flag business.  |
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mindmetoo
Joined: 02 Feb 2004
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| Posted: Mon Nov 20, 2006 4:13 pm Post subject: |
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| What a waste of the tax payers' money. |
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ChopChaeJoe
Joined: 05 Mar 2006
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Mon Nov 20, 2006 4:14 pm Post subject: |
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| Unconstitutional, if it comes to that. |
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canuckistan
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Location: Training future GS competitors.....
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| Posted: Mon Nov 20, 2006 4:45 pm Post subject: |
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| Pretty insecure. |
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laogaiguk
Joined: 06 Dec 2005
Location: somewhere in Korea
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| Posted: Mon Nov 20, 2006 4:49 pm Post subject: |
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I would love to see them try that in Atlantic Canada. The Acadians would start a revolution  |
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bucheon bum
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
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Milwaukiedave
Joined: 02 Oct 2004
Location: Goseong
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| Posted: Mon Nov 20, 2006 5:37 pm Post subject: |
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The worst thing about ideas like this is other towns will probably copy them passing laws similar to it. I doubt it would happen where I come from.
I would be shocked if someone on this forum argued in favor of this law. |
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laogaiguk
Joined: 06 Dec 2005
Location: somewhere in Korea
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| Posted: Mon Nov 20, 2006 5:38 pm Post subject: |
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| Milwaukiedave wrote: |
I would be shocked if someone on this forum argued in favor of this law. |
Would you really??? |
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corroonb
Joined: 04 Aug 2006
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| Posted: Mon Nov 20, 2006 5:57 pm Post subject: |
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| Would you really??? |
I wouldn't. |
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Gopher
Joined: 04 Jun 2005
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| Posted: Mon Nov 20, 2006 6:04 pm Post subject: |
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| Most of you seem very pleased with yourselves. |
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Pligganease
Joined: 14 Sep 2004
Location: The deep south...
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| Posted: Mon Nov 20, 2006 6:32 pm Post subject: |
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| Gopher wrote: |
| Most of you seem very pleased with yourselves. |
Indeed.
"Look! I found a little podunk town called "Pahrump" that passed a town ordinance banning the flying of other nations flags above the American flag! I searched the internet all day looking for things to use to belittle Americans, and it paid off big-time! Look this is the way all Americans are! They're not free! They're not as free as Canadians are! Ha ha! Told you so!"
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Moldy Rutabaga
Joined: 01 Jul 2003
Location: Ansan, Korea
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| Posted: Mon Nov 20, 2006 6:35 pm Post subject: |
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| The town council voted last week, 3-2, |
Five people? Quite a town council! "Me and Fred and Hank were for it, but Ethel and Tim were against it. But then we all agreed on the issue of painting the town post office box green. Funny how the national media picks up some issues and not others!"
Ken:> |
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Wangja
Joined: 17 May 2004
Location: Seoul, Yongsan
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| Posted: Mon Nov 20, 2006 6:38 pm Post subject: |
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| Ahhhhh, now isn't that sweet? |
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Octavius Hite
Joined: 28 Jan 2004
Location: Househunting, looking for a new bunker from which to convert the world to homosexuality.
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| Posted: Mon Nov 20, 2006 6:40 pm Post subject: |
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| It was actually on the front page of CNN so I wasn't searching around looking for it, but I hear the whine of the persecution complex coming, everyone sshhhhh, listen for it! |
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