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Texas Group Sues to Allow Confederate Flag License Plates

Sons of Confederate Veterans Sues Over PlatesIf you live in Texas and you want a license plate that says “One State Under God,” you’ll soon be able to get one. But if you want the other proposed license plate that has the Confederate flag on it, you won’t. However, one group is now suing the Texas DMV to try and give residents the option of the latter.

The L.A. Times reports the Texas division of the group called Sons of Confederate Veterans, a 30,000-member group out of Tennessee, is now filing suit saying the state DMV infringed on the group’s right to free speech by rejecting their plate.

“The 1st Amendment clearly protects controversial speech,” the group said in a statement to the Times. It cited the DMV board’s approval of a plate that “is offensive to Native Americans” because it honors the Buffalo Soldiers, the all-black cavalry that fought Native Americans in the 1800s.

“The board seeks to bar the Texas SCV from expressing their viewpoint while allowing all other groups to express their viewpoint. This type of restriction is exactly the type which the 1st Amendment is designed to erase,” the statement said.

The Times reports that old DMV rules didn’t allow politically-themed plate designs. But that law changed two years ago and since then “all 89 proposed specialty designs.”

“Nine other states have approved Sons of Confederate Veterans’ specialty plates, but Virginia, Maryland and North Carolina only did so after the group sued,” the Times notes. “A similar suit is pending in Florida.”

Their suit comes as the DMV just approved a plate with another message some might see as controversial.

The Austin American-Statesman says the DMV, by a 4-3 vote, “approved an application by a Nacogdoches ministry for a plate showing the crosses and the slogan.”

“Private speech, protected by the First Amendment, should not be subjected to second-class treatment,” said Jonathan Saenz, an attorney and director of legislative affairs for the Liberty Institute.

It’s also important to note the Tea Party-backed Gadsen flag plates have also been approved in the state.

The Confederate flag plate has made its way into the presidential election cycle. Texas Gov. Rick Perry has said he would not support the measure, and TX Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee had blasted the Gov. earlier on the matter.

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  • BrerRabbit
    Posted on December 12, 2011 at 1:22pm

    The flag in question is NOT the Stars and Bars. It is the Confederate Battle Flag. The Stars and Bars was the name given to the 1st National Flag of the Confederate States of America.

    http://mshistory.k12.ms.us/articles/107/history-of-the-confederate-flags

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    • Sheepdog911
      Posted on December 12, 2011 at 6:33pm

      The Stars and Bars morphed into the Georgia State flag, but the complaints were only heard when it had the Battle Flag in the corner. Gotta love it.

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  • constitutionaldirective
    Posted on December 12, 2011 at 12:41pm

    the only thing to see here is the Democrats pretending to be offended by the Slavery THEY perpetuated…. Hmmmm…

    Wait’a minute…

    MAYBE…

    …maybe there is something for the historically disadvantaged to see here after all!

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  • ginger100
    Posted on December 12, 2011 at 11:54am

    Why not? I have to tolerate gay pride rainbow bear stickers all over someones car. We should be able to tolerate Confederate flags and symbols.

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    • Mikev5
      Posted on December 12, 2011 at 4:08pm

      Agreed what are we talking about here its stupid as long as its in good tast what is the big deal.

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  • toomuchgovt
    Posted on December 12, 2011 at 11:44am

    I saw a license plate that said “son of union veteran”, the plate had a picture of the union flag, the other day. So why not “son of confederate soldier”? This is history not hate. I am really tired of people distorting Americas iconic symbols. It is time we take them back.

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    • JRook
      Posted on December 12, 2011 at 11:49am

      Glad we are concerned about the really important things in life.

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  • the phathom
    Posted on December 12, 2011 at 11:18am

    Slavery was legal for many more years under the US Flag than the Confederate flag, so what’s the big deal? If you really look closely you will find that the people displaying the confederate Battle flag do so not because they support slavery, by any means, but because they are honoring their ancestors, who fought and died for states equal rights. Slavery was not even an issue until half way through the War Between the States. It is too bad that a flag that many hold dear should have been hijacked by a few people who mean harm to certain individuals, and that society has deemed it racist.

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    • spring3032
      Posted on December 12, 2011 at 5:06pm

      “Slavery was not even an issue until half way through the War Between the States.” This belief or thought is a complete and utter farse. Which states rights was being restricted by the federal government? The absolute perpetuation of an unimaginable evil was cloaked under the statement or argument of “states rights”. All arguments of states rights by democratic southerners was for the protection and continuance of the evils of slavery. Over 600,000 people were killed fighting for what you call “states rights”? Wrong, The War Between the States was for one reason, the evils of slavery. Emancipation was proclaimed when there was no turning back. The war would end with the complete and absolute destruction of the Confederacy with an end to slavery. But going into the war, the objective of the federal government was to keep slavery out the U.S. territories and maintain the union. I know there were some issues regarding tariffs and property rights brought against the federal government by Clay and Calhoun along with others. But, these issues were for the perpetuation and protection of slavery.

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    • alina.bolero
      Posted on December 12, 2011 at 7:47pm

      Somebody (Spring3032) believes a bit too much in the history books, rewritten by Progressives, taught in school. They were rewritten to make it seem like the war was about slavery. It was most certainly not. It was a reaction to the abuse of centralized power being levied by the federal government. The same power that the anti-federalists warned about. The confederate states wanted to return to the level of individual rights and ability to self govern on a smaller scale that was present after the ratification of the Articles of Confederation, prior to the Constitution. They did acknowledge, however, that some things like military force were best managed with a united front.

      I like at the state of this nation now, and the level of abuse and corruption of power, and I have to conclude that the anti-federalists and confederate states were CORRECT in their concerns.

      If you think the confederate soldiers were fighting for the ability of wealthy plantation owners to abuse the human rights of individuals, you are a tool. They were fighting against the threat of their own oppression.

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    • riverdog1
      Posted on December 13, 2011 at 1:48pm

      @spring, nope slavery WAS the main issue in the civil war. stop rerighting history. states right to own people.

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  • NC
    Posted on December 12, 2011 at 11:17am

    RICHNGADSDEN, well stated.

    Many of the southern states’ flags are a variation of the Stars and Bars. http://compare.ebay.com/like/350465137419?var=lv&ltyp=AllFixedPriceItemTypes&var=sbar

    My family was slave owners in Georgia and my ancestors fought in the War Between the States. I’ve even met a black lady who bears the same last name as I do and her family goes back to the same county my family was from in the 1860s.

    When I asked her if she was wanting any reparations, she LOL. I said “good, because the damn carpetbaggers got all the family wealth”.

    NC

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  • davrob1
    Posted on December 12, 2011 at 11:16am

    I suggest some of you go to the Sons of Confederate Veterans website (www.scv.org) and actually read what they are about. They are non-political. The SCV wants to bestow the honor and sacrifices made by their ancestors who fought for what they believed in. Technically, if you wanted to have an issue about this flag – then why not an issue about the Stars & Stripes that flew when American Indians were slaughtered or the the fact that the main KKK site has American flags all over and not a single Confederate Battle Flag??? We in the South know the true history of this flag and the conflict no matter how many revisionists claim otherwise. Did you know less than 2% of South owned slaves? Did you know Confederates paid black soldiers same pay as whites while Union black soldiers were paid at a lessor rate than whites? I could go on and non. God Bless the Stars & Bars.

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    • Hani16
      Posted on December 12, 2011 at 6:36pm

      True. Very true. This whole Confederate flag issue is surrounded by so much myth and untrue facts that it no wonder most folks are confused…as I was until a few months ago when I decided to find out the truth. Guess what? I’m a dyed-in-the-wool Northerner and I say…Go South!

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  • M24
    Posted on December 12, 2011 at 11:15am

    If A person wants to fly the confederate flag why is it somebodies Business ? Im not a Racist I Just Dont Like ANYBODY!!!!

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  • rienheart
    Posted on December 12, 2011 at 10:51am

    Lincoln outlawed Slavery in the South, but in the North it was still Legal to own Slaves, and they did.
    It was only after the emancipation Proclimation that all Slaves were free. Slavery is still alive and well in the US. Just look at the Welfare System and how it is meant to Keep People on the Plantation. Take Our Money (Government). Do as we Say (Or we take it away) Vote for Democrats or lose your entitlement. Battle Flag is a Non-issue. Modern Day Slavery IS THE issue.

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    • smackdown33
      Posted on December 12, 2011 at 10:57am

      Gotta love Texas.

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    • UnreconstructedLibertarian
      Posted on December 13, 2011 at 10:53am

      The Emancipation Proclamation only freed slaves within the “rebellious” states, it did not free slaves held within the Union. It also did not free slaves held within Union controlled Confederate territory at the time of its signing; hence the extensive list of “exempted” areas.

      Of particular note are the “exempted” parishes within the state of Louisiana. They were at the time well within the control of the Confederacy and are indeed exceptions to the entire premise of the Emancipation Proclamation. Those parishes were the principle sugar producing regions of the South, and were almost entirely owned by northern interests who were large financial backers of Abraham Lincoln. Further research reveals that not only were they “northern owned”, but enjoying the only agricultural subsidy or “bounty” being paid to any endeavor in the southern region.

      When one objectively studies the EP, it becomes the template of everything wrong with government in our present. It also perfectly demonstrates the actual role slavery was playing in the political landscape of its time. The EP only benefitted the political class in power by duping the people into believing it had a more noble purpose, its only purpose was political gain. It left those in bondage who were benefitting the party in power, and set only those free that would harm the opposition.

      Ol’ Abe signed the hallmark of duplicitious legislation, and did so by executive order. Sound familiar?

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  • booger71
    Posted on December 12, 2011 at 10:29am

    The South is rising, again

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  • deeberj
    Posted on December 12, 2011 at 10:20am

    The war between the states began as a states rights issue. I wish the south had won just for that. Although I don’t support slavery of any kind.

    This flag is a part of history. I see nothing wrong with flying it as long as it doesn’t fly above the USA flag unless you are doing that to say you want to secede. It was made for the south to inspire the people in their fight against the power grabbing federal government. It’s not a racist flag although some racists fly it. But some idiots fly the USA flag so do we complete discount it as a flag of idoits? I don’t think so.

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    • whatthecrazy
      Posted on December 12, 2011 at 10:47am

      Really dee people who fly the USA flags are idiots? Isnt that the pot calling the kettle black?As an American i find that comment un American!………………….

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    • deeberj
      Posted on December 12, 2011 at 1:36pm

      You misunderstood. I was trying to draw a comparison to people who say racists fly the Confederate flag. I was saying that if some people who fly the American flag are idiots, does that mean everyone who flies it is an idiot?

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  • T ParT
    Posted on December 12, 2011 at 10:19am

    Who needs the confederate flag when you have the Texas Flag. Get Over it.

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  • Conservativegirlygirl
    Posted on December 12, 2011 at 10:15am

    Freedom of speech??, your allowed to wave a rainbow flag, camp out (without a permit) in public areas, why shouldn’t you be able to honor and celebrate the Southern Heritage of the US…????

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    • SCHEXbp
      Posted on December 12, 2011 at 10:35am

      Several states have such license plates, inlcuding its neghbor Louisiana. Having a license plate with a small confederate flag on it does make it a target for “vengeful” vandals however.

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  • cranes
    Posted on December 12, 2011 at 10:13am

    Go Texas GO! I love you Texas!

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  • Stoic one
    Posted on December 12, 2011 at 10:09am

    Let’s see ; UM…… USA Civil war started 1861

    Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation 1863

    slaveholder less than 10% of population in the South.

    Egregious TAXES were about to be levied on the South plantations.

    the Cotton Gin was invented in 1793

    YEA real clear cut racism…..

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    • rock-n-roll-rebel
      Posted on December 12, 2011 at 10:27am

      The civil war started as soon as Lincoln was elected because they knew where he stood on slavery.
      The cotton gin was a very expensive venture until it was past it’s patent stage, cotton farmers had to pay a very high percentage of profits to employ a cotton gin and an operator, slave labor was much cheaper until the legal battle over the cotton gin was over.
      10% of Southerners were slave owners? That doesn’t sound right but even if it is the cotton industry was the biggest industry in the south at the time and involved just about anyone that lived there in one way or another financially.
      Finally it was Jackson that imposed the taxes before the war and they were repealed before Lincoln ever became part of the equation. If you are going to argue facts then get them straight.

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    • KidCharlemagne
      Posted on December 12, 2011 at 10:37am

      rock-n-roll-rebel
      Posted on December 12, 2011 at 10:27am

      The civil war started as soon as Lincoln was elected because they knew where he stood on slavery.
      ================================

      Lincoln was completely indifferent about slavery…

      In Lincoln’s 1st Inaugural Address, he says he welcomes the passage of The Corwin Amendment (which passed Congress on March 2, 1861 and AFTER the Confederate States had already left the Union)…

      The Corwin Amendment would have made slavery permanent in the United States as it would have prevented future Congresses from attempting to make slavery illegal:

      “The Corwin Amendment is a proposed amendment to the United States Constitution passed by the 36th Congress, 2nd Session, on March 2, 1861, in the form of House (Joint) Resolution No. 80. It would forbid subsequent attempts to amend the Constitution to empower the Congress to “abolish or interfere” with the “domestic institutions” of the states, including “persons held to labor or service” (a reference to slavery).”
      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corwin_Amendment

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    • rock-n-roll-rebel
      Posted on December 12, 2011 at 10:55am

      Seven Southern (cotton picking) states declared secession before Lincoln even took office kidcharliemagme, maybe he was trying to hold the union together but the republican platform was abolition of slavery and Lincoln had stated his intentions of preventing the spread of slavery to the new territories several times during the election. There is no way around it the Southern rebellion was because they didn’t want to lose their free labor, no if‘s and’s or buts about it.

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    • KidCharlemagne
      Posted on December 12, 2011 at 11:29am

      rock-n-roll-rebel
      Posted on December 12, 2011 at 10:55am

      Seven Southern (cotton picking) states declared secession before Lincoln even took office kidcharliemagme, maybe he was trying to hold the union together but the republican platform was abolition of slavery and Lincoln had stated his intentions of preventing the spread of slavery to the new territories
      =======================================

      Slow down and think about it for a second…..

      #1 Confederate states have ALREADY withdrawn from the Union BEFORE March 2, 1861
      #2 The Corwin Amendment was passed by the Congress ON March 2, 1861
      #3 The Corwin Amendment would have made slavery in the United States IRREVOCABLE
      #4 On March 4, 1861, Lincoln said that he had no objection to the Corwin Amendment (”I have no objection to its being made express and irrevocable.”)

      Why is there an attempt to make slavery PERMANENT in the remaining Union states AFTER the Confederate states had already withdrawn from the Union??

      There’s simply NO logical way to rationalize that!

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  • gotoneon
    Posted on December 12, 2011 at 9:56am

    Yankees, have been sticking there nose in the South’s business since reconstruction. I dare say we would be living in a better America if the South had won,certainly a lot less crime,with swift punishment for criminals.

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    • rock-n-roll-rebel
      Posted on December 12, 2011 at 10:05am

      The South lost because they were wrong and the people weren’t with them. Their cause was one of greed and hatred of a group of human beings that they deemed unworthy of liberty which is direct conflict with the declaration of independence. Get over it.

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    • KidCharlemagne
      Posted on December 12, 2011 at 10:31am

      rock-n-roll-rebel
      Posted on December 12, 2011 at 10:05am

      The South lost because they were wrong
      =============================

      Wrong about what though?:

      “I understand a proposed amendment to the Constitution—which amendment, however, I have not seen—has passed Congress, to the effect that the Federal Government shall never interfere with the domestic institutions of the States, including that of persons held to service. To avoid misconstruction of what I have said, I depart from my purpose not to speak of particular amendments so far as to say that, holding such a provision to now be implied constitutional law, I have no objection to its being made express and irrevocable.”
      -Abraham Lincoln, 1st Inaugural Address, March 4, 1861

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  • TEMPEST86
    Posted on December 12, 2011 at 9:48am

    People don’t even know what the flag represents, sad fools.

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    • Conservativegirlygirl
      Posted on December 12, 2011 at 10:16am

      True that!!

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    • TexasHunter
      Posted on December 12, 2011 at 11:17am

      Conservativegirlygirl There are the ones that think they should be honored just for being born. Then there are the ones that deserve to be honored by working their ass off and making a true living, There is a major line between them. Know back to the subject. It is easy to take the North out of me now that I am in the South, I have earned my credentials long enough living here for more than 18 years. Texas is where I am from now..

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  • TEMPEST86
    Posted on December 12, 2011 at 9:46am

    In regards to free speech. you can’t even make a nice verbal compliment anymore without getting SUED or being discriminating!

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  • rock-n-roll-rebel
    Posted on December 12, 2011 at 9:29am

    The dixie-crats are at it again eh. I could care less but I wouldn’t take anyone seriously that displays a confederate flag anywhere. Either they are uneducated or they are victims of revisionist history or they could just flat out be racist traitors I suppose.

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    • rock-n-roll-rebel
      Posted on December 12, 2011 at 9:31am

      *couldn’t care less* I meant.

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    • JLGunner
      Posted on December 12, 2011 at 9:47am

      Displaying a confederate flag does not suggest the lack of education. I have no problem with the flag. I’m told that I have to embarce everything from signs in spanish to muslims wanting time cut out of a work schedule to pray 5 times a day. If I disagree, them I’m labeled as racist of “intolerant”. If i complain about a gay pride flag then I’m the equivilant of the anticrist. I remember a time when people didn’t invent crap to be offended by.

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    • rock-n-roll-rebel
      Posted on December 12, 2011 at 9:52am

      Display it then gunner, you are free to do so and I am free to have my opinion of you.

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  • RodentKing
    Posted on December 12, 2011 at 9:25am

    Lets face it the people who are against the Confederarte flag are the people who have never done anything for the country except live off of welfare checks and sue American businesses for BS Discrimination. They commit according the US Dept of Justice 44.5% of all the crime in the country year after year yet they’re only 12.4% of the population.
    In every country they move to they live off the government and commit most of the crimes.
    PEOPLE WAKE UP we must start segration in order to contain the crime problem.

     
    • deeberj
      Posted on December 12, 2011 at 10:01am

      You are a racist idiot.

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    • riverdog1
      Posted on December 13, 2011 at 1:53pm

      racist idiot time ten. what a loser. fit in at da blaze though.

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  • aggiebrewer
    Posted on December 12, 2011 at 9:19am

    After reading the Confederate Constitution I changed my stance on this flag.
    I am from Texas. Some of my family fought for the south. I used to have a rebel flag in my room as a kid. My hometown’s high school was the Rebels and flew the flag until 1986 when they changed to Raiders.
    This flag STANDS for tyranny not southern pride. I challenge you to read the confederate constitution before you say it is not about hate.
    The truth has no agenda.

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    • RodentKing
      Posted on December 12, 2011 at 9:26am

      Like iot or not it’s a part of hiustory and should not be destroyed.

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    • RichNGadsden
      Posted on December 12, 2011 at 9:35am

      This flag is nothing more than the Battle Banner of the Army of Virginia. It is one multiple versions of battle banners adopted through the various Armies of the Confederacy. It did prove popular and was adopted by many other units through out the south. The Constitution of the Confederacy was written after the war began and for the most part many fighting men were well engaged. I agree, the Constitution was definitely an abomination. The average man, woman, and child actually knew very little of the Constitution since it was written by the elite of the south and not well .publicized as could be done in this day and age of mass communication. BTW, all of those elites were Democrats.. I suggest that you look up the flag of the Confederacy, the actual Stars and Bars. Looks similar to the Texas state flag rather than the battle banner of the Army of Virginia. I am from the south and do take pride in the battle banner considering that a bunch of country boys took on and often defeated a well trained, and supplied professional Army. I do not take pride in the fact that the south and other parts of the country kept slaves and understand that the south was doomed to loose the war.

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    • RichNGadsden
      Posted on December 12, 2011 at 9:36am

      DUH “one of multiple versions”

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    • TexasHunter
      Posted on December 12, 2011 at 9:43am

      Ask the black college kid that keeps it up in his dorm room because of southern pride. RODENTKING = NEED I SAY MORE BASE ON YOUR NAME.. There is nothing wrong with learning the REAL meaning behind the flag just as there is nothing wrong waving it. Here ROD would you like a American Flag in your front porch? Tell me and I will mail it to you. IT IS a PART of HISTORY TOO… I will support both.

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    • gwssacredcause
      Posted on December 12, 2011 at 9:50am

      You are absolutely correct. I mean no dishonor to the men that fought on either side of the Civil War but I believe many good men and women were mislead and are still being mislead. We were a divided nation at that time and most of the division was over the question of slavery. I would hope our division over that issue will always fall on the side of anti-slavery. The Muslim nations made large profits from the slaves they sold America and I pray we are not headed that way again.

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    • TexasHunter
      Posted on December 12, 2011 at 10:28am

      ROD is as ignorant as ignorant comes. Just trying to get a rise because he has troubles getting his mother mad.

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    • KidCharlemagne
      Posted on December 12, 2011 at 10:39am

      Then you haven’t actually read it…

      Most of it is actually a word-for-word replica of the U.S. Constitution.

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    • UnreconstructedLibertarian
      Posted on December 13, 2011 at 12:16am

      AggieBrewer and RichnGadsen – Both of you don‘t know what you’re talking about regarding the CSA Constitution.

      It differs nowhere in its slavery related language than the US Constitution and laws. Cite your grievences of “Tyranny” and “abomination”. I’ll show you where/how they existed in the US, and were upheld until the 13th amendment was passed well after the war. All of the slavery provisions were upheld by US constitutional law within the Union. You might want to read Lysander Spooner’s letter to Charles Sumner, 1863
      http://lysanderspooner.org/node/43

      You’ll soon discover that politicians have always been politicians. The REAL differences between the two Constititions would have ENDED the mechanisms of strife, graft, and destruction our nation is currently being torn apart by. And in those subjects, the southern constitution was wholly correct.

      The real differences between the Constitutions are exactly what needs to be re-established in country presently and was the exact arguments of the founders we revere most. Your eyes have been trained by the Progressives to lay only upon the word “slavery”, and deny that the exact same laws were extant and wholly enforced within the Union during the conflict. Spooner’s letter, and the writings of the southerners he mentions, prove his point – slavery was perpetuated by the North for its own “practical’ reasons. Slavery was used as a means to extort taxes to benefit northern subsidies.

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    • UnreconstructedLibertarian
      Posted on December 13, 2011 at 12:33am

      Here is the best actual side-by-side comparison between the two Constutions you’ll find online. Using the CSA Constitution as the basis of outline. This wasn’t done by a Pro-CSA author, but at least the guy has the honesty to pick out the truly constructive differences and how they actually apply to modernity.

      http://www.filibustercartoons.com/CSA.htm

      It doesn’t take a genius to realize that the CSA constitution places hard barriers between the collusion of government and industry on any level – which would have ended about all the special interest lobbying that has destroyed not only our industry’s ability to compete without being ingratiated to the government, but our losses of liberty to facilitate the wishes of modern corporatism.

      How do you feel about a self-supporting postal system? How do you feel about Executive “Czars”? Did you like TARP? How about all these Federal activist judges?

      Study the real differences and how they’d stack up to our current list of Conservative grievences. If you can be honest with yourself and the facts – then come back and we’ll have a real discussion.

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  • Rational Man
    Posted on December 12, 2011 at 9:18am

    I wish something this trivial was the all I had to be upset about in my life.
    I personally don’t think the, “One State Under God”, plate is a good one either.

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    • aggiebrewer
      Posted on December 12, 2011 at 9:21am

      yet you find time to read the article and post a polarizing statement to inflame passions….yea your SOOOO ABOVE the fray.

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    • Rational Man
      Posted on December 12, 2011 at 10:45am

      @aggiebrewer

      Get over it !
      I’ve lived in the northern Rocky Mtns. most of my life. So I never have really understood the whole “Southern Pride” thing. It is always presented in a rather bombastic way that just goes right over my head. I mean, for instance, look at you! Getting all bent out of shape for nothing.
      Sorry, I don’t get it. And don’t care much either except for the stupid political correctness factor and free speech aspects that are disturbing.

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    • aggiebrewer
      Posted on December 12, 2011 at 7:53pm

      Like I said…you are soooo above us mere humans.
      I didnt get bent out of shape sir…u did.
      But again, don’t let me ruffle your panties.

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  • drago
    Posted on December 12, 2011 at 9:13am

    There is nothing controversial about the rebel flag,to fly one is a show of pride not prejudice.My great grandfather fought for the south, for which i am damn pround.For all you PC idiots that dont like, get bent, and try and take it from me.

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    • drago
      Posted on December 12, 2011 at 9:15am

      Oh, and sheila, stfu you pos loser.

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    • AJAYW
      Posted on December 12, 2011 at 9:20am

      @drago
      Mine for the North, and I’m sure he would not want to take the rights away from those that want to show their respect for the Souths Battle Flag. Its your rights to display it! It has nothing to do with race. Scr** all those PC itiots

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    • demint.disciple
      Posted on December 12, 2011 at 9:22am

      I fail to see anything controversial on the plate.. Can someone help me out with this one ?

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  • Thundermeister
    Posted on December 12, 2011 at 9:10am

    It’s history… not hate.

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  • SpankDaMonkey
    Posted on December 12, 2011 at 9:10am

    .
    It’s not your X, it’s because your white you silly……….

    Besides your in Austin, when they flush all the turds in Texas go there………….

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    • drago
      Posted on December 12, 2011 at 9:17am

      @Spankdamonkey
      Dangit Monkey, i live in Austin, and yes, when Californication flushes their toilets, all the turds end up here……

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    • qpwillie
      Posted on December 12, 2011 at 9:45am

      Come on drago, if they flushed all the turds in California, there’d be nobody left there.

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