
Enough about Jones or Kevin Jennings, the Assisant Deputy Secretary at the Department of Education for the Office of Safe and Drug Free Schools. While working as a teacher at Concord Academy in this state of ours, Jennings advised a sophomore who informed him of a relationship with an older man to use a condom instead of advising him to end the relationship. Despite initially saying the boy was 15 at the time, Jennings now says the boy was 16. The age of consent is 16. Either way. What was this guy thinking? Wait...I know. One of people whom Jennings says inspired him was Harry Hay. Harry Hay was a long-time supporter of NAMBLA. Yes, that NAMBLA! The North American Man-Boy Love Association. Don't believe me? You think that I'm just a follower taking the lead from the likes of Sean Hannity or Glenn Beck? Or you think that I have my blinders on and obey the ficticious "daily right-wing email blast"? I'm sorry to disappoint you. Read the effin' link for yourself, STRAIGHT FROM NAMBLA'S WEBSITE!!!! http://www.nambla.org/hay2002.htm
The real reason that got me to write again was the story in the title. Here is the link again. http://www.katu.com/news/local/64059697.html Residents in these United States being banned from displaying the flag of these United States!!! Are you fuckin' kidding me? What the fuck has this nation come to? Management's reason was "someone might get offended." Well, if someone does get offended, then tell them to get the fuck out of this country! I'm serious! We have hundreds of thousands of troops currently fighting under this flag to give these morons the freedoms of free speech, freedom of assembly (to peacefully protest whatever the fuck they want to), and don't forget the little thing called DEMOCRACY.
The apartment complex has since lifted the ban. http://www.katu.com/news/local/64262707.html In this story, the ACLU said that management didn't violate any laws when they banned the flag. Hmm...I'm not an attorney and I don't pretend to be one, but it only took me 15 seconds to discover that Congress passed the "Freedom to Display the American Flag Act of 2005". In summary:
Freedom to Display the American Flag Act of 2005 - States that a condominium association, cooperative association, or residential real estate management association may not adopt or enforce any policy, or enter into any agreement, that would restrict or prevent an association member from displaying the U.S. flag on residential property within the association with respect to which such member has a separate ownership interest or a right to exclusive possession or use.
States that nothing in this Act shall be considered to permit any display or use that is inconsistent with: (1) federal law or any rule or custom pertaining to the proper display or use of the flag; or (2) any reasonable restriction pertaining to the time, place, or manner of displaying the flag necessary to protect a substantial interest of the condominium, cooperative, or residential real estate management
association.

3 comments:
Gotta respectfully disagree about one thing...Iraq and Afghanistan have nothing to do with our freedom. And I'm not leaving the country.
I'm going to avoid clicking on the NAMBLA link and just take your word on it, man.
Your pinko longtime friend - Kev
I totally respect your opinion and right to disagree with the war. You even peacefully protest against the war all you want. That is what makes this country great.
It just gets to me when some of our citizens try to ban other citizens from displaying the flag of our country. That's ridiculous.
Another flag story is from England. Muslim prisoners successfully argued in court and won a judgement to not have the English flag, not the Union Jack but the plain white with St. George's cross, because the flag reminded them of the Crusades.
Right on, Sean.
But I understand the careful vigilance of the church and state boundaries, especially as a practicing Christian. Both ends of the spectrum on various issues take the slippery slope argument, which is rarely good. If I sound like a centrist, I'm really not. I am pretty far left wing mostly, and I'm in fact frustrated with our President on some things for being too Centrist.
I love that after all these years we can do this and otherwise we might never have run into each other. You know, Flem and I tried to look you up and drove to Nichols back in like 1992 or so. I'm not kidding.
Kev
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