Flag Burning

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by pgardn

"Old Glory lost today," said Senator Bill Frist, the majority leader, who scheduled the debate and vote in the week before Congress broke for its Fourth of July recess.

Bill Frist now enters my list of bovine residue senators.
Give me a break. What a pile of crap.

Military folks correct me if I am wrong: You guys do not pledge allegiance to a flag, you pledge allegiance to the constitution, a set of ideas... correct?

that was over 20 years ago that i took that oath, but yes pat, we swore to uphold the constitution.

i still don't understand why some get so up in arms about things like this--it's part of our freedom of speech. the constitution doesn't just apply to those you agree with, that document was written for everyone, not just the majority. too many forget that. the majority does NOT rule, the constitution does--or is supposed to. it's there to protect the rights of the often voiceless, or drowned out, or shouted down minority. everyone is supposed to have the same rights, whether popular or not.