The eternal question: Roy Moore, what are you doing?
Roy Moore says athletes who take a knee are breaking law. "If we disobey this, what else are we going to disobey?"https://t.co/ZSrRVp0AoL pic.twitter.com/IOOFlFQ3vJ
— ryan teague beckwith (@ryanbeckwith) October 18, 2017
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“It’s against the law, you know that?” he said. “It was a act of Congress that every man stand and put their hand over their heart. That’s the law.”
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“I back the President in upholding respect for the patriotism for our country, on two grounds,” he said. “One, it’s respect for the law. If we don’t respect the law, what kind of country are we going to have? Two, it’s respect for those who have fallen and given the ultimate sacrifice. I’m surprised that no one brought this up.”
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“If they didn’t have it in there, it would just be tradition. But this is law,” he said. “If we disobey this, what else are we going to disobey?
That’s not how this works, Roy Moore. That’s not how any of this works.
Wat? pic.twitter.com/60toQ1aWMl
— Beth Bryson (@maddezmom) October 18, 2017
https://twitter.com/SethAMandel/status/920683425874489344
This is completely insane https://t.co/0zJdW5U0VL
— Philip Klein (@philipaklein) October 18, 2017
https://twitter.com/agb412_anthony/status/920681895188451328
As usual, Roy Moore has no idea what he's talking about and/or doesn't care. https://t.co/6I7KLZ2H0b
— Dan McLaughlin (@baseballcrank) October 18, 2017
The Flag Code has no enforcement teeth & if it did, all those MLB 4th of July uniforms would be violations.
— (((Jeremy Posner))) (@jmp_nyc) October 18, 2017
Also there'd be some serious First Amendment problems if it did. https://t.co/eUbA5LJ9iy
— Dan McLaughlin (@baseballcrank) October 18, 2017
If that's what the law said — and it doesn't — it would be unconstitutional. Moore knows that, and hopes you don't. https://t.co/lGzF7LGTBq
— Adam Steinbaugh (@adamsteinbaugh) October 18, 2017
Seriously, Alabama. WTF were you guys thinking? Holy crap. https://t.co/8SEBD7T1yh
— Princess Consuela Banana-Hammock aka Kimberly (@conkc2) October 18, 2017
This man was a fucking judge? What the actual fuck?
— A.M. Belliot (@DionysianDogma) October 18, 2017
1) No. 2) Takes real balls to make this argument when you're an ex-judge who was *twice* removed from the bench for ignoring the law. https://t.co/sGuhxssAYv
— Guy Benson (@guypbenson) October 18, 2017
Yo, Senator @SenMikeLee, why in the world would you endorse this guy? https://t.co/njm77ThKZ4
— Gabriel Malor (@gabrielmalor) October 18, 2017
Uh huh. Let’s see how this prosecution plays out in court. https://t.co/IApnIFCw9k
— Allahpundit (@allahpundit) October 18, 2017
Roy Moore is a dumb shit. https://t.co/rLn2SY1O0w
— NeoN: Automataster (@neontaster) October 18, 2017
How did we end up with this guy again?
https://twitter.com/Heminator/status/920682626196832256
https://twitter.com/NoahCRothman/status/920683219388960773
Editor’s note: This post has been updated with additional tweets.
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