On this date in 1989, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Texas vs. Johnson that flag burning laws violated citizens’ constitutionally protected right to free speech. So what do the fringe groups (a.k.a. current GOP) do when a decision comes down from the Supreme Court that they don’t like? They rephrase the unpopular initiative so it polls well and try to get it slapped onto the end of the constitution! That way, the courts can't interfere!!!
What a stupid idea to amend the Constitution like this. First of all, what does “burning” mean? Is just burning illegal? So that means I can pour acid on it? Throw paint all over it? Fart on it? Scowl at it? Second, what does “flag” mean? Just flags on flagpoles? How about mini flags that they hand out by the hundreds on July 4th and then throw away? How about flag bikinis? Or flag robes for patriotic boxers? Or flag decals? Or paper flags? The only day I will ever burn the American flag, and it will probably bring tears to my eyes even then, is the day that flag burning is banned.
No, you right-wing lunatics, I am not for or pro or amateur flag burning. I just think that free speech is a wonderful, painful thing that is way more important than any sanctimonious sniveling over a flaming piece of cloth, even if that piece of cloth happens to have particular symbolic value.
Tuesday, June 21, 2005
Flag Burning Amendment
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Here, here sir Horatio... well made points (there are many well made points on this blog and I was quite excited to come across it). Yet another example of the seemingly unending attempt of the GOP to micro-manage American morality through the bastardization of our most sacred document.
hahaha. fart on the flag. That'd be awesome if the GOP gets the word 'fart' into the constitution.
not.
I was listening to Michael Medved yesterday and he is totally for banning flag burning. Someone asked something like "What if I wanted to burn it privatly?" because Medveds argument seemed to be something like: you can't yell swearwords into a loudspeaker because it would be disturbing the peace and you also shouldn't be able to burn the flag for the same reason. He said "burning the flag privatly in your own yard would never be against the law" My question then is why do we need that law? I thought conservatives were supposed to support less government intrusion, so why do they want this law? Maybe they are just trying to get their base all excited about something since poll numbers are falling. Like: Those gosh darned liberals want to burn the symbol that our boys are over there dying for. We need to stand up and show them that we DO support our troops and our President.
I thought I was semi-conservative, but I'm in the middle of a political identity crisis so I'm all mixed up.
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