on
June 27th 2006 at 9:35 am in As I noted earlier, a Senate panel approved a measure that would change the Constitution to let Congress ban burning of the American flag burning. Today Reuters reports that a vote is expected this week. What I didn’t really know was this:
There were 13 instances of flag burning or vandalism last year and four so far in 2006, according to the Citizens Flag Alliance, an association of veterans’ groups that support the amendment.Many of those who vandalized the flags have been charged with arson or other crimes, according to media reports compiled by the group.
A CNN poll released two weeks ago showed 56 percent of American adults support the flag-burning amendment, while 40 percent oppose it.
Excuse me, WTF? Are they telling us this fuss is about a mere 13 cases of burning that over-rated piece of toilet-paper? And people actually want their tax-money wasted on this discussion, and people locked-up in jail because of it, wasting more tax-money? This only powers the corporate war- and jail-machine.
This doesn’t do anything for the people (other than implicating them in a flag-burning incident by mere association because they bought a lighter).
No, the world is indeed getting a better and safer place by the day.
Yay, you may still burn the damn cloth.
The right to free expression!