Mr. Speaker, I would explain to my friend, the gentleman from Ohio [Mr. Traficant] who has lectured us about brassiere and pantyhose burning, mailbox bashing, burning of trash, my dear friend, the gentleman from Ohio [Mr. Traficant], those are not symbolic speech. They are not protected by the Constitution.
Addressing the issue of symbolic speech and its protection under the Constitution.
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You got a good point, but we are going to be able to get it passed. Let's let it go to the courts.
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Yes, they tell me there is a chance it could very well be struck down. But we will go ahead and run that risk.
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