Posted
6/25/2005 05:12:00 PM
by Douglas
Flag burning and you. Good to see Congress looking out for the
important issues.A constitutional amendment to outlaw flag burning cleared the House Wednesday but faced an uphill battle in the Senate. An informal survey by The Associated Press suggested the vote there could be close.
The 286-130 outcome was never in doubt in the House, which had passed the measure or one like it five times in recent years. The amendment's supporters expressed optimism that a Republican gain of four seats in last November's election could produce the two-thirds approval needed in the Senate as well after four failed attempts since 1989.
What a bunch of morons. But let's take a look at Section 8, part K of the US
flag code, shall we?
(k) The flag, when it is in such condition that it is no longer a fitting emblem for display, should be destroyed in a dignified way, preferably by burning.
Anyone advocating a Constitutional amendment to ban flag burning is confusing the flag for the freedoms it represents. But it's still going to get your ass kicked at the VFW, although this guy's got some interesting
ideas. [via
Dullard]