How do you see the burning of Holy Koran by pastor Terry Jones

Last week we saw a Florida Pastor – with 30 members in his church – threaten to burn Korans which lead to riots and killings in Afghanistan. We also saw Democrats and Republicans alike assume that Pastor Jones had a Constitutional right to burn those Korans. But Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer told me on "GMA" that he's not prepared to conclude that -- in the internet age -- the First Amendment condones Koran burning.

“Holmes said it doesn’t mean you can shout 'fire' in a crowded theater,” Breyer told me. “Well, what is it? Why? Because people will be trampled to death. And what is the crowded theater today? What is the being trampled to death?”

Last week President Obama told me that Pastor Jones could be cited for public burning – but that was “the extent of the laws that we have available to us.” Rep. John Boehner said on "GMA" that “just because you have a right to do something in America does not mean it is the right thing to do.”

For Breyer, that right is not a foregone conclusion.

“It will be answered over time in a series of cases which force people to think carefully. That’s the virtue of cases,” Breyer told me. “And not just cases. Cases produce briefs, briefs produce thought. Arguments are made. The judges sit back and think. And most importantly, when they decide, they have to write an opinion, and that opinion has to be based on reason. It isn’t a fake.”

Breyer, the author of “Making Our Democracy Work,” told me it’s a “rickety system” -- but it’s worked “fairly well” for a long time.

That's pretty complex, it might not be that complex at all. Remember, Terry Jones choice of words was to "declare war" on Islam. If his symbolic speech comes with subtitles, they read "bring conflict." I still think that he hasn't crossed the line into shouting fire in a theater yet. I am curious as to where that line should be drawn, because I think that people like Mr. Jones very specifically want commotion in the theater

That's pretty complex, it might not be that complex at all. Remember, Terry Jones choice of words was to "declare war" on Islam. If his symbolic speech comes with subtitles, they read "bring conflict." I still think that he hasn't crossed the line into shouting fire in a theater yet. I am curious as to where that line should be drawn, because I think that people like Mr. Jones very specifically want commotion in the theater.

“Holmes said it doesn’t mean you can shout 'fire' in a crowded theater,” Breyer told me. “Well, what is it? Why? Because people will be trampled to death. And what is the crowded theater today? What is the being trampled to death?”

I actually wouldn't mind if he just slithered off into obscurity and we never heard from him again. Probably won't happen, though.

I never said you were denying people rights. I was referring to Mr. Jones, who is.

Your moral equivocation between a directly and aggressive provocation to all Muslims (burning Korans) with the completely unoffensive building of a community center is stupid.

Stupid comments RE: American stuff at Hiroshima ground zero and Japanese stuff at Pearl Harbor have only served to embarrass you by revealing the shallow depth of understanding you have on this.

I actually wouldn't mind if he just slithered off into obscurity and we never heard from him again. Probably won't happen, though.

Also, I just read that Supreme Court Justice Steven Breyer isn't all that convinced that what Jones was proposing to do (burn the Korans) is all that protected under the 1st Amendment. Following is the conversation between Justice Breyer and George Stephanopoulos:

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Last week we saw a Florida Pastor – with 30 members in his church – threaten to burn Korans which lead to riots and killings in Afghanistan. We also saw Democrats and Republicans alike assume that Pastor Jones had a Constitutional right to burn those Korans. But Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer told me on "GMA" that he's not prepared to conclude that -- in the internet age -- the First Amendment condones Koran burning.

“Holmes said it doesn’t mean you can shout 'fire' in a crowded theater,” Breyer told me. “Well, what is it? Why? Because people will be trampled to death. And what is the crowded theater today? What is the being trampled to death?”

Last week President Obama told me that Pastor Jones could be cited for public burning – but that was “the extent of the laws that we have available to us.” Rep. John Boehner said on "GMA" that “just because you have a right to do something in America does not mean it is the right thing to do.”

For Breyer, that right is not a foregone conclusion.

“It will be answered over time in a series of cases which force people to think carefully. That’s the virtue of cases,” Breyer told me. “And not just cases. Cases produce briefs, briefs produce thought. Arguments are made. The judges sit back and think. And most importantly, when they decide, they have to write an opinion, and that opinion has to be based on reason. It isn’t a fake.”

Breyer, the author of “Making Our Democracy Work,” told me it’s a “rickety system” -- but it’s worked “fairly well” for a long time.

Rather than comparing the US flag to the Koran, I would compare it to the bible. What kind of response will that bring if someone said he's going to burn the bible, because all christians are evil?

sorry, that should read...

"but you know very well that it is extremely hurtful to a lot of very misinformed people."

and mebbe you could loan him a childish argument or two, you seem to have plenty...

And if you and that imam feel like being callous to their feelings, I predict many burned Korans in the near future.