One of the standard election year bits of foolishness is headed to the Senate floor this week. The Anti Flag Burning Amendment is again coming up for a vote, and this time it may be close.
we can expect about every Republican to support this little bit of repressive politics, and a few scared Democrats will join them.
Lets hope that wisdom beats out politics, that liberty defeats political cynicism, and our freedom is preserved and this joke is voted down.
UPDATE
The foolishness came close, but failed by one vote.
A great quite from MSNBC's coverage.
"Our country's unique because our dissidents have a voice," said Sen. Daniel Inouye, D-Hawaii, a World War II veteran who lost an arm in the war and was decorated with the Medal of Honor.
"While I take offense at disrespect to the flag," he said, "I nonetheless believe it is my continued duty as a veteran, as an American citizen and as a United States senator to defend the constitutional right of protesters to use the flag in nonviolent speech."
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