(DC Pundit) – The local bigwigs in Edison Township, New Jersey have apparently gone off the deep end, banning residents from waving the stars and stripes or brandishing the Constitution during council meetings.
The Edison Municipal Township claims this ban is all about keeping things shipshape during meetings. But let me tell you, the locals aren’t buying what they’re selling. When word got out, residents showed up in droves to give the council a piece of their mind.
One fired-up resident, Maryann Hennessey, laid it out plain and simple: “To consider the American flag and the Constitution a prop when someone raises it is an insult to what the flag is, what the flag stands for, and what this country is.” She hit the nail right on the head, calling the whole thing “disgusting.”
But the real fireworks started when attorney Joel Bassoff decided to test the waters. He had the audacity to wave Old Glory right in the council’s face, declaring, “It’s my constitutional right to do this.” Bassoff warned them, “If you get sued, you will lose.”
Edison, NJ Town Council bans American flags at meetings.
I DEMAND Edison is defunded from receiving any state aid until this garbage is overturned.
I’ll be showing up at a future meeting with 1,000 American flags.
I dare them to stop me.
pic.twitter.com/nLL1U8tglg— Mike Crispi (@MikeCrispi) December 2, 2024
Now, Council President Nishith Patel wasn’t having any of it. He started banging his gavel, trying to shut Bassoff up. But Bassoff wasn’t going down without a fight. He told them straight up they needed to get “a second opinion from competent counsel.”
The whole thing turned into a three-ring circus when Patel called for the cops to give Bassoff the boot. Can you believe it? Tossing a guy out for waving the American flag!
In the end, the council had to call a time-out just to get Bassoff out of there. But mark my words, this isn’t over by a long shot. These council members might think they’re sitting pretty now, but they’ve stirred up a hornet’s nest. After all, you can’t just trample on folks’ rights and expect to get away with it in the land of the free and the home of the brave.
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