Yesterday, the House of Representatives approved a Constitutional amendment to ban desecration of the flag by a vote of 286-130.
This is the seventh time the House has approved an amendment since 1989, when the Supreme Court ruled the federal Flag Protection Act unconstitutional. The bill has been endorsed by all 50 states, but keeps getting shut down in the Senate.
Folks, this is scary.
Look, I have my complaints about this country, but it’s still my home. The American flag represents a lot of good things. I’m not saying that we should burn, or soil, or defacate on the flag… I’m only saying that we should always have the right to do so.
The Constitution gave me the freedom of expression, and included in that is the freedom to make photos like this. But once we allow laws with words like “desecration of the flag”, it opens the door for every thin-skinned nutbag who thinks he (or she) knows what’s best for everyone to call what I do “desecration”. Trust me, it WILL happen.
Don’t let the government silence the expression of artists. Call your senator. Call your state government. Don’t let the Republican party start silencing your freedom of speech.
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June 23rd, 2005 at 11:15 pm
Nice photo work R.