New Jersey Council Removes Man For … Holding A U.S. Flag - NJ Democrats Banned The American Flag

Posted • December 3, 2024: As excited as we are getting that conservatives will soon be in control of all three branches of the federal government -- and for once seem to be genuinely interested in reducing the size of that government, it is important to remember that there is still a lot of work to do across America at the state and local level. It is encouraging that Republicans, for instance, moved every county in America to the right and almost won a traditionally blue state like New Jersey. But that doesn't mean New Jersey is Florida now or anything. Take the town of Edison, for example, where the city council recently banned the American flag at its meetings. If you need a second to read that again, please do. They banned the American flag. What's worse, the council proved that they are willing to enforce this new rule at the point of a gun. When one resident defied the rule to speak to the council holding Old Glory last night, the council had police remove him.

Angry man goes off on Edison, New Jersey council after it banned American flags at its meetings. Police then removed him from the podium. "I'm holding up an American flag to represent our constitutional values." -- Technically, the new rule, called Ordnance 2239, bans all 'props' from town council meetings. Oh, really? The American flag is now a 'prop'? Who the hell do these people think they are? By the way, in the interest of free speech and 'democracy,' Ordnance 2239 also drastically reduces the amount of time that citizens have to speak before the council. The man in the video, Joel Bassoff, is both a resident of Edison and an attorney. As you can see in the video, he has promised to sue the council. Good for him. He should. And after he wins, the entire council, including President Nishith Patel (the man who had police remove Bassoff) should be recalled and fired. The New Jersey Republican Party has all but promised that the next council meeting on December 11 will be an entire sea of American flags. (…)

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