“First, my thought is they haven’t thought it through,” Sessions responded. “They haven’t realized that what they are doing is actually demeaning the country, not some politicians that they disagree with. Not some issue that they feel strongly about. How is that the right way to express such a view? You should be able to articulate your view, advocate your view, defend your view against people who disagree.”
“That is what America is about, not demeaning the country for which we are all blessed to live, in which we are blessed to live,” he added. “I think it’s a big mistake. They haven’t thought it through, maybe they haven’t been taught properly in their universities and colleges about what this means and why historically nations are important. They function. Nations are how people are governed, how their lives are affected. We need to be loyal to the great nation that we have, in my opinion, and standing up for the national anthem is certainly not too much to ask.” – READ MORE
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