In response to this post by Bob Fancher:
As you will no doubt be surprised, I am opposed to any amendment to the constitution that bans flag burning. First of all, I too am an “old school Republican,” and think that this ban falls outside the scope of the government’s responsibility. That in and of itself should be sufficient reason for any American. It is, however, probably not adequate for those people who feel that as the symbol of America and freedom and all good things in the world, like peanut butter and Dr. Pepper, the flag should be protected against the hoodlums and Liberals of the nation. To them I can only say that it is because the flag represents America and its on-going, yet imperfect, search for freedom, that we must allow those who would to deface the Standard.
As I have said about other recently proposed (and failed) constitutional amendments, it is inappropriate and a violation of the spirit of the Constitution to add articles limiting the rights of the people. All the standing amendments are designed to extend and protect individual rights and the one that has been eliminated had the opposite aim. America is about the rights of the individual to do and act freely insofar as those actions do not violate the rights or property of others, i.e. I can’t steal your flag and burn it to a crisp.
his is one of those crowd pleaser amendments that actually make me sick. It serves no other purpose than to make hay out of a non-issue while making the opposition look like unpatriotic Americans. Out congressmen have better things to do with their time and I for one fully expect them to get to those things and give up on this kind of crap.
