March 03, 2004

By: Don French
Website: http://www.1st-in-flags.com

New effort to ban flag desecration opposed by broad spectrum of Americans

The reintroduction of a constitutional amendment by members of the House of Representatives to prohibit "desecration" of the flag was met today with opposition by a broad spectrum of Americans. Opponents of the flag amendment include veterans, constitutional scholars, former Reagan administration officials and civil liberties groups such as the American Civil Liberties Union.

"Those who favor the proposed amendment say they do so in honor of the flag. But in creating an exception to the First Amendment -- something that has never happened in our nation's history -- they would destroy what millions of Americans have died to defend," said Marvin Stenhammar, a former Paratrooper,

Special Forces "Green Beret" and Special Operations Soldier who served in Beirut, Panama and Desert Storm. Terri Schroeder, a legislative analyst for the ACLU, agreed. "In criminalizing a symbolic act such as flag burning, Congress would do irreparable damage to our right to free speech and undermine the very principles for which the flag stands."

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Don French is a successful author and regular contributor to http://www.1st-in-flags.com.  The flags of the world are symbols of recognition full of beauty and color for each country.