Hatriotism

Posted by johnhouk on Oct 04, 2007
 John R. Houk
© October 3, 2007

I first heard about this on Fox News this morning: Jim Brossert who is a war veteran saw a Mexican flag flying above an American flag at a Reno, NV bar. Brossert became ticked and rolled down the two flags and cut the American flag off the string holding the two national flags.

“I’m Jim Brossert and I took this flag down in honor of my country with a knife from the United States army. I’m a veteran, I am not going to see this done to my country. if they want to fight us, then they need to be men, and they need to come and fight us, but I want somebody to fight me for this flag. They’re not going to get it back.” - ImmigrationWatchDog.com


That simple act which some are calling vandalism and some are calling heroism is Brossart’s fifteen minutes of fame. In my book Brossert is a hero; however in the Reno police department’s book “…Brossert will faces charges for theft if the store owner files a police report of what happened.”

The ACLU has already chipped in their Leftist garbage saying just because the federal laws on the books are rarely enforced thus are mere symbolism, then the Mexican-America citizen was just fine in raising the Mexican flag above the American flag.

I heard this term for the first time on Fox & Friends from that radio guy from Chicago who has a two minute spot: hatriot. The ACLU defending the Mexican flag being flown above the American flag is hatriotism.

JRH (I Posted just after midnight; however I did write on October third.)
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Nevada ACLU Releases Statement on Mexican Flag Flying Over American Flag

News4 Reno
Oct 3, 2007 01:42 PM CDT

The ACLU of Nevada is concerned about recent media reports that it is "illegal" to fly foreign flags over the U.S. flag.

While there is indeed a federal law regulating the display of the U.S. flag, that law is merely advisory and simply codifies standard government practice in displaying the American flag.

Several federal courts have examined this law and held that the flag rules are not mandatory and cannot be enforced. Indeed, if the federal flag rules were mandatory, they would clearly violate the First Amendment, which protects every American's right to speak and express themselves, including their choice of flag to display.

In 1989, the Supreme Court held that we even have the right to burn our own flag, which had been outlawed by 48 states. Our robust and meaningful democracy is built upon our First Amendment, which protects our right to express ourselves even when - indeed, particularly when - that expression is distasteful or unpopular.

We at the ACLU wholeheartedly support the First Amendment rights of all, and this includes the right of the press to publish stories as they see fit. Of course, this right necessarily means that sometimes the media may get it wrong.

However, we urge the media to take the opportunity to correct misinformation, especially about our rights and the criminal law.

The media is a powerful tool in informing the public, and this is an opportunity to tell the world that the First Amendment is alive and well, and protects everyone's right to fly whatever flag they wish on their property.
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Ooh! The ACLU just chaps my hide with this kind of UNAMERICAN hatriotism.
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 Hatriotism
John R. Houk
© October 3, 2007
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Nevada ACLU Releases Statement on Mexican Flag Flying Over American Flag
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