The leader of the Sons of Confederate Veterans needs to reread the Bill of Rights.
The group is claiming responsibility for hiring a plane to fly a Confederate flag and a banner that said “Defund NASCAR” over Talladega on Sunday. It was the first race at the Alabama track since NASCAR banned fans from flying the Confederate flag at track properties.
NASCAR is a private company. It has the absolute right to prohibit certain items at its tracks. Yet Paul Gramling tried to tell the Columbia Daily Herald that NASCAR was infringing on the First Amendment rights of fans by banning the flag.