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Monday, June 14, 2004
# Posted 11:24 PM by Ariel David Adesnik
Justice Antonin Scalia, who voted to strike down the statutory ban on flag burning some years ago, has described in speeches how doing so irritated him. He would have loved to put the defendant -- a "bearded, scruffy, sandal-wearing guy burning the American flag" -- in jail, he said. It made him "furious" not to be able to. But "I was handcuffed -- I couldn't help it, that's my understanding of the First Amendment. I can't do the nasty things I'd like to do."As a frequent sandal-wearer, especially in the summer months, I am quite relieved. (0) opinions -- Add your opinion
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