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Also, burning the flag is a symbolic statement and an expression of an
opinion. Are we such a weak country that we can't take a little
mockery? That a statement like that would have us frothing at the
mouth and overreacting to it? I thought we were more sensible than
that.<br>
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If a person can't express their dissent in a supposedly free country,
then that country is no longer free.<br>
<br>
Maybe we should be listening to them, just to make sure they don't have
a valid point. If they do, then maybe we should try to fix the problem
instead of banning the expression of it.<br>
<br>
Paul<br>
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<pre wrap="">Matt,
I agree that burning the flag is wrong, plain and simple. But as Andreas points out, a law against such actions would be counter to both the Constitution and the very principles of freedom on which this country is built. That seems like a much greater wrong.
Furthermore, my guess is that, were a law against flag burning passed, it would only increase the number of flag's burned. Does anyone know the number of flags that have been burned in, say, the last year? I bet it is relatively small. But think of how many people would burn flags in protest of an anti-flag-burning law.
If you could explain to me what purpose we'd achieve by passing such a law, I'd be grateful. On the face of it, it seems like a really bad idea.
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Or it could be that burning the flag is wrong, plain and simple. Maybe they
are wasting one but Ill take that one day for doing the right thing and
fixing what should have done the first time.
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Subject: Re: [Vision2020] West of Paris, Grand Opening
Date: Thu, 17 Aug 2006 22:49:11 -0700
On 8/17/06, Matt Decker <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:mattd2107@hotmail.com"><mattd2107@hotmail.com></a> wrote:
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<pre wrap="">Mr. London,
And just as they should. Why shouldn't the congress take one day out of
their schedule in order to make flag burning an offense?
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<pre wrap="">Because doing so is taking a day out of their schedule to violate or,
alternatively, create exceptions to the Constitution which they have
all sworn to uphold? I don't know. Could be that.
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