He took the *crutch* of some crippled vet to poke fire on the flag?!

You know, I don't think I could bring myself to agree with Senator "which end of a rifle is up" Feinstein on anything, even though I have very strong feelings about flag desecration being a bad thing.

http://fox.org/~vince/out/statue.jpg

The flag does not make the country. It doesn't determine laws, rights, or freedoms, it simply represents whatever we want it to, good or bad. And yes, we're really good at both. It's just a symbol, open to just as much praise and abuse as any other.

If they do manage to pass an amendment against descration of the flag, can I still eat my hotdog on one of these paper plates on the 4th of July, drip ketchup all over the graphic, and then toss it into the grill to burn when I'm done as I wipe my mouth on a napkin of the same appearance?

http://fox.org/~vince/out/plate.jpg

This is why any flag burning amendment won't work. Burning a paper plate is not the same as burning a flag. A flag is a symbol, and if you burn a symbol of that symbol, you can get virtually the same effect, without breaking the letter of the law. And there are much better symbols of the flag than paper plates. See the link for examples that would be legal to burn, but are virtually identical to flags.

Any amendment would be a waste of ink. But at least it keeps the Republicans busy with something that doesn't matter.

Nice find, Glatt. I love this:

And yes, per the comment on it in the blog, it does need to be made into a bumper sticker.

That's because, in our youth, we could read the paper or just look around and see the bad, but the flag always represented the good things about the country.

Intentional desecration is annoying but it's someone making a statement, what bothers me more is the unintentional (careless) desecration I see countless examples of every day. You know, fashions, decals, Kit's paper plates, advertising and
flags with "Made in xxxxx" tags. :(

btw, I said it was a stupid amendment a year ago and still think so.

I don't like to see a flag desecrated, and when I see something that bothers me it makes me more happy than sad... means that the 1st is still alive.
Just like TJ said, freedom of speech is the freedom to hear shit you don't want to hear & unpopular speech (loosely quoted). Every time I hear Rummy or Dubya open their mouths I can't believe that every flag in the nation does not flip upside-down then burst into flames spontaneously.

As for the first thing we do during the revolution, those of us raised ready, we don't raid stockpiles... we have them. We teach our neighbors to make and care-for C4 in their kitchen after arming them and teach them tactics.

We are of one mind, Bruce. Good going!

Have I ever asked if you've read JPFO's website, particularly on how you need gun control in order to have a genocide without getting all your Einsatzkommandos shot by their intended victims?

Those things don't bother me, I have a flag bandanna... they are not flags.

UG, I've seen it.

rkzenrage, depends on whether it's a flag replica or bunting (red/white/blue/stars but not the pattern?) material.
I suppose it depends on what the flag represent to the individual. I'm well aware of our (USA) place in the current scheme of things, but my view of the flag is solid 1950. I know that's not hip or even rational but it's a piece of who I am. :us:

I have a very solid view of what this nation and the flag means to me.
However, what a flag is and what a Flag is are two very different things, being a Scout and volunteering for every burning ceremony I could so I could honor those old soldiers meant something to me... something that just looks like a flag does not.
Not arguing with you, I see your point of view, I just don't share it.

My favorite overreaction-to-free-speech is the dude who got taken by airport security and missed his flight cause he was listening to the Clash in the taxi on the way there. I'll try to find the story...

..war toys...

I painfully refrain from comment.
Just me talkin: I won't wear the colors I risked my life to protect. Until they cover me completely and I can no longer be of service to my country. Pardon me while I shut the fuck up.