June 22, 2005
Don't they have anything better to do?
So the house passed a Flag Burning Amendment (it still has to go through the Senate with a 2/3rds vote). My question is....don't they have something better to do? I am just as red-blooded as the next (Texan) guy, but really. Shouldn't we want to protect speech, not infringe upon it? If some guy is ticked at America to burn a flag and cannot think of anything and more creative than burning a flag, so be it. Do we really want to expend the resources to arrest and prosecute such an individual? Keep in mind that that we are not only paying a prosecutor to try this person, but also defend appeals and challenges to the law (silly I know). We also are taking up valuable time in our state legislatures during the ratification process (not Texas mind you, where such a proposal would pass without so much as a discussion).
What a waste.
June 01, 2005
AI Files
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