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June 10, 2005
Honor the flag
Newspaper editors do not write letters to their members of Congress. But if I were writing such a letter today, here is what it would say:
Dear senators and congressmen:
You will soon have a chance to vote on the flag-burning amendment, which would make it a crime to desecrate an American flag in protest. Please vote no.
Old Glory is America’s special symbol. One of the most important things it stands for is the right of free expression. This is embodied in the First Amendment’s guarantees of free speech, a free press and free worship.
Burning or otherwise desecrating the flag in protest is a vile act. Fortunately, it is also a rare one. But when it does happen, it is almost always an act of political expression. Especially during a time when we are trying to show the rest of the world that America remains the great beacon of human liberty, it makes no sense to erode our freedoms.
Proponents of the flag-burning amendment may have good intentions, but they are supporting a bad idea. If Congress passes the amendment, it will weaken, not strengthen, the flag and what it stands for.
A vote against this amendment is a vote for one of our dearest rights as citizens. The way to protect the flag is to foster freedom, not limit it. Please vote no on the flag-burning amendment.
Thank you for considering my point of view.
Posted by Mike Pride at June 10, 2005 11:56 AM
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Comments
This is one of the very best explanations I have ever seen for defending our flag without the passage of a constitutional amendment. If America is to stand for freedom throughout the centuries to come, that "freedom" has to be more than just symbolism. Blind trust in our government for the sake of "homeland security" has already compromised much of our freedom; let's not take more away by limiting one's right to political expression. Nice job, Mike -- but why compromise your own freedom of writing letters to our Congresspeople? - - unfortunately, they don't all read their local newspapers, as evident by some of their votes. A letter to them by yourself now and then might have some impact. You're a citizen first, an editor second.
- Jim Splaine, NH State Representative, Portsmouth.
Posted by: Jim Splaine at June 13, 2005 08:19 AM