No Flaming F(l)ags

Flag-burning amendment vote expected to be close

Supporters of a constitutional amendment that would give Congress the power to outlaw flag burning have their best chance ever to win Senate approval later this month.Although the House has passed such a proposed constitutional amendment six times during the past decade, it has always died in the Senate.

The Senate is slated to try again in two weeks — right after Flag Day and just in time for July 4 — and the margin is expected to be razor-thin.

While I suport phony symbolism and divisive, base-rousing pandering as much as the next guy, in this case, I would only favor a constitutional amendment banning flag-burning by homosexual couples, under the slogan:

“No flaming flags by flaming fags!”

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Comments

  1. The Sanity Inspector wrote:

    How about, no flag burning, unless a congresscritter has himself wrapped up in it?

    Posted 10 Jun 2006 at 8:18 pm

  2. John the Marine wrote:

    Those who are so upset about the dark possibility of flag burning becoming a crime should consider the real threat to the 1st Ammd. McCain/Fiengold! While hippies and flag wavers go crazy over this silly dog & pony show, our right to free expression has been greatly reduced already.

    Posted 12 Jun 2006 at 9:00 am

  3. Alan K. Henderson wrote:

    Conservatives are sick and tired of the Left spitting on the things they hold dear that they’re desperate to draw a line in the sand somewhere, and the flag burning amendment appeals to that frustration.

    But the precedent it sets is evil. Flag burning conveys an ugly message, but, COnstitutionally,it is not speech - speech is what words are said, just as press is what words are recorded. But way too many judges already equate “expression” and speech. And they’ll look at the flag-burning amendment and rule that the First Amendment doesn’t protect “desecratory” speech. Campus “hate speech” codes will become the law of the land. Non-leftist political blogging will be legally impossible. Who knows - the Sedition Act (originally signed by John Adams) might even make a comeback.

    Posted 13 Jun 2006 at 3:55 am

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