Great story! Thanks to both Cat_D and you Tim for sharing.

Wow I have spent so long in the company of left wing bleeding heart liberals in Washngton State that I forgot there were colleges and univerisites who actually love this country and support our troops. This article made my day!

Yes, it has made a great story here lately on Fox News and all.  Nice when people take back their country a little at a time from those that feel compelled to publicly force others to tolerate their freedom of speech.  Yes, unfortunately the Supreme Court has held that burning the flag is permissable under the Freedom of Speech.

Cat_D says ...

Collegecop_WA says ...

Wow I have spent so long in the company of left wing bleeding heart liberals in Washngton State that I forgot there were colleges and univerisites who actually love this country and support our troops. This article made my day!

Baby, here in the Deep South we are PROUD of our country !!!!

Yes, we most certainly are proud of our country.  Thanks for posting this MamaC!  It made my day.

36TR says ...

Just an FYI: I sent LSU Chancellor Michael Martin an email, and attached Louisiana Revised Statute 14:116.1, which prohibits the burning of the US Flag for the state of Louisiana. In the article, Student Government President Cody Wells was quoted as saying "Haas had the right to burn the Flag". Well, NO HE DOES NOT!!!!! I asked Chancellor Martin to do me the Honor of addressing this with both Haas and Wells, show them both the Louisiana Statute as well as US Code Title 4, Chapter 1 (Flag Code - Desecration and mutilation of the US Flag), so they are aware of the laws they are violating! Then when they do violate it, well.... us Veterans and our supporters can go down and convince them to mend their ways!!

Ooooh, I can't wait for their "canned" response! 

BSL1123 says ...

Well, I'm a veteran, so I want the freedom to express myself by stomping a mudhole in his ass and walking it dry. This punk kid just wanted his 15 minutes of fame, and he got it. But at what cost? He wasn't doing it for any Cause or belief. He was doing it to get a Rise out of someone, and he did. He got exactly what he wanted. Bring that Kind of crap to my hometown, and they'll be identifying you by dental records the next day.

I know you can handle it yourself, BSL; but could I offer my assistance in your endeavor??? (bwahahahaha)

Well, if we get enough assistance to BSL on this, maybe we can take care of that on our way back from the Troll BBQ (bwahahaha)

This kid is an idiot who needs to be smacked around a little bit. Like 36TR said he doesnt have a right to burn the flag like people claim, he does have the right to protest though BUT I wish people would think about what they are protesting and really shouldn't protest the people who gave them that right to begin with!

 Great story. I know it's hard to believe, but some of us college kids have respect for our country, the flag, and the men and women who serve it. The canned response will be great for lowering 36TR's boiling blood, not. 

36TR says ...

rc86 says ...

 Great story. I know it's hard to believe, but some of us college kids have respect for our country, the flag, and the men and women who serve it. The canned response will be great for lowering 36TR's boiling blood, not. 

Yeah, the infamous "canned response". That may be followed up with a phone call (talk about a blood boiling point - that might get ugly). Either that or I'll have one of my PL friends near Baton Rouge do a face to face with someone in the Mayor's Office.

 

I have my vote for the LA person taking over those duties lol. Trust me, I enjoyed being "that guy" on the phone today with someone at my university.

Haas burned the flag, so he is unAmerican. I say he should get the heck out of 'Merica.

36TR says ...

(Edited due to time restraints) ".... us Veterans and our supporters can go down and convince them to mend their ways!!"

Tim, I would be more than happy to accompany you or anyone else for that matter in an attempt to convince these flag burning morons to mend their ways!!!

GlockArmorer220 says ...

36TR says ...

(Edited due to time restraints) ".... us Veterans and our supporters can go down and convince them to mend their ways!!"

Tim, I would be more than happy to accompany you or anyone else for that matter in an attempt to convince these flag burning morons to mend their ways!!!

BUMP..

I am with you guys. I have a brother that is serving in the U.S. Military.

I am a PATRIOT. I think that burning the flag in protest should be a carnal sin.

Some of these punks have no idea what the flag stands for. Heck, I bet they don't even know how many people have died for this country.

36TR says ...

luke3302 says ...

I would have to say that the LSU CHancellor is correct in his statement that the idiot has the right to burn the flag. I do not agree with it and think everyone should be able to utilize my frredom of expression by breaking my foot off in the kids arse. But according to the US Supreme Court cases Texas-vs-Johnson 491 U.S. 397 (1989) and United States-vs-Eichman 496 U.S. 310 (1990), laws in 48 of the 50 states banning flag desecrating are unconstitutional. It sucks but it is true.

I am not far from the LSU campus, just tell me when and where.

Personally, I think the US Supreme Court is wrong. According to the US Flag Code, section 8j, the Flag is considered a living thing. Is the US Supreme Court saying it's ok to burn a living thing??? I would love the opportunity to challenge that one!!

You DO realize that you can sue the Supreme Court right? And you actually have a fairly good chance of winning if you have a decent Attorney.

 *Applauds* Way to go, students!! 

Thank you for sharing this!