A Federal Judge Just Ruled 8647 is Not a Threat
Federal District Judge Randolph Moss ruled yesterday, in a case not related too the Comey case, that it is difficult to fathom how the Federal Government could conclude that a flag with 8647 could be viewed as a true threat.
The case stemmed from a suit brought by demonstrators objecting to the National Parks Service ban on displaying flags or sign displaying 8647.
"Although the Court recognizes the importance and difficulty of the mission of the Secret Service, the First Amendment does not permit the government to censor political speech, which no reasonable observer would view, in context, as actually conveying a threat of violence.
"In short, the record contains compelling evidence supporting Plaintiff's contention that it displayed the flag merely to urge President Trump's removal from office but contains no evidence supporting Defendants contention that the flag represented a true threat on the life or physical well-being of the President of the United States."
https://abcnews.com/US/judge-allows-group-fly-86-47-flag-dc/story?id=133496684
The case stemmed from a suit brought by demonstrators objecting to the National Parks Service ban on displaying flags or sign displaying 8647.
"Although the Court recognizes the importance and difficulty of the mission of the Secret Service, the First Amendment does not permit the government to censor political speech, which no reasonable observer would view, in context, as actually conveying a threat of violence.
"In short, the record contains compelling evidence supporting Plaintiff's contention that it displayed the flag merely to urge President Trump's removal from office but contains no evidence supporting Defendants contention that the flag represented a true threat on the life or physical well-being of the President of the United States."
https://abcnews.com/US/judge-allows-group-fly-86-47-flag-dc/story?id=133496684
