C: And That's What It's All About!
My, hasn't there been controversy lately? V and I have lamented that we know we are getting old because the world seems so very strange--topsy turvey, even. V is in a twit (Is that a word? Is it a polite word?) about the Supreme Court decision on same-sex marriage. I am much calmer about it--as a lawyer I wholly expected the decision. Then, there is the Rebel flag controversy. I admit that I have one, myself, around here somewhere. I never thought of it as a banner of racism, only as nostalgic Southern culture, but after the recent discussions, I have come to realize that many do, and that offense has taken on horrible magnitude in the wake of the Charleston AME massacre. Again, as a lawyer, I have pondered the controversy of same-sex marriage as it collides with religious beliefs. and the flying of the Rebel Flag as it collides with free speech. BILL OF RIGHTS I gotta say, our Founding Fathers ( F F s ) have my deep respect. They crafted a marvelous syste