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A Retarted Law
Aug. 7th, 2005 12:11 amWest Virginia Code
ยง61-1-6. Display of red or black flag unlawful.
It shall be unlawful for any person to have in his possession or to display any red or black flag, or to display any other flag, emblem, device or sign of any nature whatever, indicating sympathy with or support of ideals, institutions or forms of government, hostile, inimical or antagonistic to the form or spirit of the constitution, laws, ideals and institutions of this state or of the United States.
This has to be a violation of the first amendment, doesn't it? Imean, sure, we don't live in West Virginia. But I'm sure we have similar laws here. Who lets this kind of thing happen? Why would anyone even make a law like that? It's infringing on people's civil liberties and their right to peaceful dissent and protest.
ยง61-1-6. Display of red or black flag unlawful.
It shall be unlawful for any person to have in his possession or to display any red or black flag, or to display any other flag, emblem, device or sign of any nature whatever, indicating sympathy with or support of ideals, institutions or forms of government, hostile, inimical or antagonistic to the form or spirit of the constitution, laws, ideals and institutions of this state or of the United States.
This has to be a violation of the first amendment, doesn't it? Imean, sure, we don't live in West Virginia. But I'm sure we have similar laws here. Who lets this kind of thing happen? Why would anyone even make a law like that? It's infringing on people's civil liberties and their right to peaceful dissent and protest.
