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<\/p>\nBarney Frank: \u2018Scalia Was Leading Advocate of Fag Burning, Not Flag Burning\u2019 \u2013 WATCH<\/b><\/p>\n
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Openly gay<\/a> former congressman Barney Frank went after deceased Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia on Tuesday while discussing Donald Trump’s tweets about flag burning.<\/p>\n Early on Tuesday, Donald Trump tweeted that flag burning should be illegal, ignoring the fact that it is constitutionally protected as free speech under the first amendment.<\/p>\n While on Hardball with Chris Matthews on Tuesday night, Frank referred to an opinion Scalia wrote that defended the legality of flag burning and proceeded to make a quip about the late Justice’s views on gay<\/a> people.<\/p>\n Said Frank,<\/p>\n “Scalia wrote the opinion, he was very strongly on the other side of [flag burning], and [Trump] cited Scalia as his favorite justice. I think there was a pronunciation problem there. You know, Scalia was actually the leading advocate of fag burning, not flag burning.”<\/p>\n Chris Matthews replied, “That’s not funny,” while laughing. The rest of Matthews’ panel appeared taken aback by the remark.<\/p>\n More context on Scalia’s history on flag burning via RawStory: <\/a><\/p>\n Scalia once said if he were king, he “would not allow people to go around burning the American flag.”<\/p>\n “However,” the late Supreme Court Justice noted, “We have a First Amendment, which says that the right of free speech shall not be abridged — and it is addressed in particular to speech critical of the government.”<\/p>\n Watch the clip of Frank, below.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n The post Barney Frank: ‘Scalia Was Leading Advocate of Fag Burning, Not Flag Burning’ – WATCH<\/a> appeared first on Towleroad<\/a>.<\/p>\n