[Mishmash] FOX News Video: Flag Fight

[Richard Barth]

Fred,  the two cases you are pointing out have a great deal in 
common.  They both deal
with the question of whether this is a nation of laws, or of whims 
and popularity
contests.

In the first case we have a president who feels he should be able to 
violate the law
if he finds it convenient to do so, despite a court finding (sure to 
be appealed) to
the contrary.  Note that the link you provided pointed out that the 
government refused
to defend the necessity of obtaining warrants, saying the reasons 
were "secret."

In the second case, we have some people who feel it is OK to violate 
the law if what
they are doing is "patriotic".  Is breaking the law patriotic?

Shields up.  Let the flame wars begin.  :-)

(Or is anybody here besides me old enough to remember what a flame war is?)

Dick



At 03:54 AM 8/18/2006, you wrote:
>Video Headline: Flag Fight
>
>Message to you: Is this silly, or what?
>
>Fred
>
>
>Click on the URL below to watch the video:
>http://www.foxnews.com/video2/launchPage.html?081606/081606_fr_flag&Flag%20Fight&FOX_Report&Should%20town%20bend%20zoning%20law%20for%20giant%20U.S.%20flag%3F&Law%20Center&-1&Flag%20Fight&Video%20Launch%20Page&News
>
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Richard Barth *** W3HWN at ARRL.NET *** Silver Spring, MD