Anti-flag burning amendment passes first hurdle

sleepyjeff · 06-22-2005, 08:35 PM

I have a deep hatred for anyone who burns the American Flag.....it shows a complete lack of respect for those who died for it and in most cases is done out of hatred towards this country..........but a ban on burning it doesn't sit too well with me either.

Cadaverous Pallor · 06-22-2005, 08:39 PM

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Originally Posted by sleepyjeff

I have a deep hatred for anyone who burns the American Flag.....it shows a complete lack of respect for those who died for it and in most cases is done out of hatred towards this country..........but a ban on burning it doesn't sit too well with me either.

Nobody died for the flag. They died for the citizens of America, for our way of life, for freedom.

This is yet another issue I won't be discussing with my Air Force brother who does Color Guard duties...

wendybeth · 06-22-2005, 08:53 PM

The disgust I feel by people who intentionally desecrate the American flag is only exceeded by the contempt I feel for this latest attack on our rights. I feel like I'm in a weird time warp, and it's 1955 all over again. Before you know it, we'll be required to sign loyalty oaths and have our SS numbers tattooed on our foreheads.

Why on earth is the Republican party so hellbent on rewriting the Constitution?

LSPoorEeyorick · 06-22-2005, 11:55 PM

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Why on earth is the Republican party so hellbent on rewriting the Constitution?

And the worst part, for me, is that none of this fvcking shocks me anymore. The Republicans are defecating on our free speech? *looks at watch* Yup, that's right about on time.

To quote a movie I don't like, but which is apropos: "so this is how liberty dies..."

Ghoulish Delight · 06-22-2005, 08:46 PM

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..........but a ban on burning it doesn't sit too well with me either.

"doesn't sit to well"? Sorry to be blunt, but it should sit about as well as a ban on saying, "I hate America." A sentiment I disagree with with all my heart, but the idea of making it unconstitutional to say it sickens me to no end. Talk of banning flag burning gives me the same feeling.

lindyhop · 06-22-2005, 08:46 PM

Someone please explain to me why a symbolic piece of cloth should get protection in the Constitution when equal protection for women (the Equal Rights Amendment) isn't in the Constitution yet?

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lindyhop Swing Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Long Beach Posts: 997	Someone please explain to me why a symbolic piece of cloth should get protection in the Constitution when equal protection for women (the Equal Rights Amendment) isn't in the Constitution yet?
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