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republicans strike mighty blow in the name of liberty
Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2015 1:43 pm
by wesw
just to update....
the overwhelmingly REPUBLICAN south Carolina state legislature voted to remove the stars and bars. the republican governor signed this into law.
one can only conclude that south Carolina REPUBLICANS have struck a mighty blow in defense of American ideals, no?
Re: republicans strike mighty blow in the name of liberty
Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2015 1:49 pm
by oldr_n_wsr
IMHO the only flags that should be flown on any state propery (especially the state capital grounds) would be the USA flag and that state's flag.
ETA
I also want to point out how this whole flag debate is a distraction from the real problem, people like Dylann Roof who will still take selfies with whatever symbol that can find in order to make their case, or just to bring attenttion to their pathetic lives.
Re: republicans strike mighty blow in the name of liberty
Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2015 1:50 pm
by rubato
wesw wrote:just to update....
the overwhelmingly REPUBLICAN south Carolina state legislature voted to remove the stars and bars. the republican governor signed this into law.
one can only conclude that south Carolina REPUBLICANS have struck a mighty blow in defense of American ideals, no?
Who voted against it? Who tried to derail it with amendments?
Some Republicans finally decided to do the right thing and joined the Democrats who had been pushing for this for decades.
yrs,
rubato
Re: republicans strike mighty blow in the name of liberty
Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2015 4:09 pm
by Econoline
If some southern Republicans want to join the rest of us here in the 21st century, that's fine with me!
Re: republicans strike mighty blow in the name of liberty
Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2015 12:24 am
by BoSoxGal
oldr_n_wsr wrote:IMHO the only flags that should be flown on any state propery (especially the state capital grounds) would be the USA flag and that state's flag.
ETA
I also want to point out how this whole flag debate is a distraction from the real problem, people like Dylann Roof who will still take selfies with whatever symbol that can find in order to make their case, or just to bring attenttion to their pathetic lives.
And the POW/MIA flag, oldr.
The rest is a very good point, indeed!
Re: republicans strike mighty blow in the name of liberty
Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2015 12:42 am
by Joe Guy
Legal question:
In South Carolina, if a man and his wife get divorced, are they still brother and sister?
Re: republicans strike mighty blow in the name of liberty
Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2015 12:59 am
by Long Run
Did anyone ask liberty about this?
Re: republicans strike mighty blow in the name of liberty
Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2015 12:59 am
by MajGenl.Meade
POW/MIA
That's been a boondoggle for years. Almost all Vietnam MIA were declared "MIA" so their families could continue drawing pay. Many were known to be KIA but soft hearts and coronets.... (good for them)
What POW/MIA are we speaking of now? How about real live human US Citizens in Iran abandoned by the government? (Unless of course there's a secret clause with a face-saving Iranian step-down still to come).