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The 1st Amendment is precious. As Americans, we ought to cherish it. A man with a megaphone is not as dangerous as a crowd that does not respect free speech. Of course, free speech does not protect rhetoric that ecourages violent acts. However, some goof spouting about white supremacy and America being for white people? The 1st Amendment protects his speech.

The Confederate flag has no place on a public building in the United States of America. Despite subterfuge to the contrary, minus slavery, no Civil War. Minus slavery, no secession. The "southern way of life" was built upon captive labor. The "southern way of life" was built upon the lie of white supremacy. The "southern way of life" was built upon a bastardized Christianity. So, go on out in your yard, sink you a pole, run a Confederate flag up and fly 'er. That's your right. However, that flag symbolizes a secession, an institution, and a way of life built around an absolute abomination. Period.

The first amendment is precious, as long as it supports your point of view? I regard historical monuments as a an expression of free speech.