Re: Flag burning vote TOMORROW and government-imposed ratings

[Adam Shostack <adam@homeport.org>]

| 	http://www.allpolitics.com/1997/gen/analysis/counterpoint/
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|         Counterpoint: Ban Flag Burning?
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|         It's baaaack.....! The House is set to vote June 12 on
| 	a proposed amendment to the Constitution that would
| 	ban flag desecration. Democratic Rep. William
| 	Lipinksi, a lead sponsor, says the flag is too
| 	important a symbol not to be protected, while ACLU
| 	executive director Ira Glasser warns against
| 	weakening the First Amendment.

	Would a Flag Burning Ammendment give the court clear guidance
that other offensive speech, not ammended against, is now more ok?

Adam



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