House Approves Move to Outlaw Flag Burning
“Ask the men and women who stood on top of the Trade Center,” said Rep. Randy (Duke) Cunningham, R-Calif. “Ask them and they will tell you: pass this amendment.”
…because the attacks on the Trade Center were just some big flag burning stunt? Please – you don’t need to hijack four airplanes and fly them into buildings to burn a flag. There are an infinite number of simpler methods – a barrel of stolen Iraqi oil and a match should do it.
“If the flag needs protection at all, it needs protection from members of Congress who value the symbol more than the freedoms that the flag represents.” said Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., whose district includes the site of the former World Trade Center.
thank you.
and for the record, our own Barbara Lee voted: NO