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Tuesday, December 06, 2005

Iowa Voice: I Am Against A Flag Burning Law

Excerpted from this post at Iowa Voice

I better call my doctor, because I think I agree with Kos on something. He posted about Hillary's sponsoring of an anti-flag burning amendment. Here's the article he's mentioning: Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton is supporting new legislation to criminalize desecration of the United States flag _ though she still opposes a constitutional ban on flag attacks.

Clinton, D-N.Y., has agreed to co-sponsor a measure by Republican Sen. Bob Bennett of Utah, which has been written in hopes of surviving any constitutional challenge following a 2003 Supreme Court ruling on the subject.
Now, before I have a bunch of nasty comments, let me clarify something here. I am very much against someone burning the flag. I hate it and I have very strong feelings against the person/people who do it. However, like it or not, I recognize that it is someone exercising their right of free speech, and as such, it's protected by the Constitution.

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