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To: RonF

Ah,

Of course, that brings up another issue; legally defining "descration"...

Every court in the country would be tied up trying to define it. Is it defined by whether you're saluting when you burn the flag? What about flag-clothing? An American Flag shirt is ok, but what if it's across the bottom of jeans?


20 posted on 06/08/2005 11:50:38 AM PDT by Strategerist
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To: Strategerist

I would love to see the exact wording of this proposed amendment.


50 posted on 06/08/2005 1:42:50 PM PDT by Stonewall Jackson (Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. - John Adams)
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To: Strategerist

Actually, if you read the U.S. Flag Code (which prescribes how to treat the American flag but has no criminal penalties attached), American flag shirts are illegal. So is incorporating the American flag or parts thereof into any article of clothing, except for uniforms of patriotic organizations. The latter would include, for example, the Boy Scouts, police, the military, etc., but would not include football teams, etc. I would think that Olympic teams would be exempt from that, as they represent the United States directly.

Yes, legally defining "desecration" would enrich a lot of lawyers.


55 posted on 06/08/2005 2:05:14 PM PDT by RonF
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