It is the will of the American people that we have a right to protect our flag and this can only be accomplished by passing a Constitutional amendment.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Our flag represents every American and it should not be hidden away as a result of property agreements.
The American flag is an enduring symbol of liberty, democracy, and justice. It is fitting that the House act to protect it as we approach our nation's birthday, and as our men and women in uniform rally behind it in Iraq's battlefields.
Flag desecration is not a constitutional issue for the courts. It is a political one that belongs to the people.
The flag represents all the values and the liberties Americans have and enjoy everyday.
Laws protecting the United States flag do not cut away at the freedom of speech guaranteed in the First Amendment... Congress made this position clear upon passage of the Flag Protection Act of 1989, which prohibited desecration of the flag.
Unfortunately a Constitutional amendment that would have empowered Congress to make desecration of the United States flag illegal failed to pass by one vote.
The very flag of freedom that waves over our heads is formed from material cultivated by slaves, on soil moistened with their blood drawn from them by the whip of a republican taskmaster!
I believe our flag is more than just cloth and ink. It is a universally recognized symbol that stands for liberty, and freedom. It is the history of our nation, and it's marked by the blood of those who died defending it.
I believe that movements to suppress wrongs can be carried out under the protection of our flag.
We do not consecrate the flag by punishing its desecration, for in doing so, we dilute the freedom this cherished emblem represents.
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