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Dispute over flag protest erupts in Wisc. village

apdst said:
Yes it can. Can you yell fire in a crowded building?
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No it can't. Not being able to yell fire in a crowded building is a law because the act of which directly infringes on the rights of others. Creating a panic when there is no call for one endangers the individual and that's why it's not allowed. In general, federal law cannot usurp the rights of the individual. The only natural limitations to our rights is that we may not infringe upon the rights of others in the exercise of our own, which is why yelling fire in a crowded building is not allowed.
 
apdst said:
The 1st Amendment doesn't over-rule Federal law in this case. It's illegal to fly the flag upside-down, unless it's to signal an emergency. Not getting one's way in a licensing procedure isn't an emergency. They dhould have beat him with a rubber hose a little, because he's a vet and should show a little more maturity than your average bear.
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Umm....Federal law is inferior to the First Amendment.

The flying of a flag upside down, which, btw, is only recognized as a signal of distress to some Americans, and not recognized internationally at all, presents no threat of imminent harm to anyone and cannot therefore be subject to prior restraint by any law.
 
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