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What does the first amendment have to do with this? Have any players been put in jail for kneeling?Tutorial for ignorant white conservative people that are too stupid to understand the First Amendment...
When the National Anthem is played you have a First Amendment Right to stand in recognition of the flag and/or anthem.
No one has the right to demand that you kneel or remain seated, this would be a violation of your free exercise of your First Amendment Right.
No one has a Right to demand that others stand for the flag or anthem, it is an American's First Amendment Right to remain seated, take a knee or stick their fingers in their ears, it's their Right.
The power of the First Amendment is that it protects free speech of all viewpoints. You don't have to approve of another's method of acknowledgement of the flag and they do not have to approve of yours.
You both have an equal Right to your personal manner of conduct.
Black Slaves were never afforded Civil Rights and now you have a white man attempting to tell Players that are majority Black that they have no right to exercise their First Amendment Rights prior to performing the duties they are paid to perform.
NFL Players aren't paid to be political props for the government.