Monday, September 12, 2016

To Dissent is An American Constitutional Right ( Colin Kapernick ) !

I think people easily forget that as Americans, we have the right to our opinions and beliefs ! That is why it shocked me in the year 2016 that some people showed there hatred for Colin Kapernick ? This is nothing
new in our American History, that to dissent is a political way of standing up for our beliefs. Muhammad Ali in his boxing prime in 1967 refused to be drafted, and paid a heavy price being banned from boxing for 3 and a half years ! Not only that, he was looking at 5 year federal prison sentence for his beliefs and the Supreme Court reversed his conviction, based on his American Constitutional rights ! There are countless more Americans who have lost lives, money, careers and family for there Constitutional rights ! When I hear people say that Colin Kapernick should be punished for using his rights, I remind them that Colin Kapernick is an American and not a " Slave " !

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