General Discussion
Showing Original Post only (View all)Roy Moore: Kneeling During Anthem Is Against the Law [View all]
Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore claims that professional athletes kneeling during the national anthem is against the law. In an interview with TIME, published Wednesday, the far-right Republican argued that athletes protesting police brutality violate a section of the U.S. code on conduct while the national anthem is playing. Its against the law, you know that? the former Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice. It was a act of Congress that every man stand and put their hand over their heart. Thats the law. He added: If they didnt have it in there, it would just be tradition. But this is law. If we disobey this, what else are we going to disobey? The candidates comments came without any acknowledgement of his own history with the law: Moore was suspended in 2016 for the remainder of his term after ordering Alabama judges to not enforce the U.S. Supreme Courts rulingthe law of the landon same-sex marriage.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/roy-moore-kneeling-during-anthem-is-against-the-law