Flag desecration amendment marked up in house judiciary

With the perennial flag "desecration" amendment set for yet another floor vote as early as next week, the American Civil Liberties Union is again urging lawmakers to oppose the misguided and dangerous proposal.

"The Stars-and-Stripes is the third oldest flag on Earth," said Gregory T. Nojeim, Associate Director of the ACLU's Washington National Office. "It is not the arcane symbol of a dead and bankrupt nation for one simple reason: the Constitution for which it flies demands that its value rest in the principals of free expression and tolerance for dissent rather than protection of its graphic design."

The House Judiciary Committee voted today in support of the amendment, sending it to the full House for a floor vote as early as next week.

Were it to pass, the flag amendment (HJ Res. 36) would be the first ever modification of the Bill of Rights. The proposed legislation would essentially place a limitation on First Amendment freedoms, making it legal for the federal government to impose and enforce a ban on any physical mistreatment of the American flag.

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Flag desecration amendment marked up in house judiciary