Flag Burning Ban blocked by just one vote..

**Night** · 28-06-2006, 05:10

http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117...-23109,00.html

I think its absolutely ridiculous that it came nearly that close to passing.

**DrunkCajun** · 28-06-2006, 05:39

You and me both.

I guess this means it's still legal for me to paint my face with stars and stripes for soccer games?

**Dondrei** · 28-06-2006, 05:42

Ret... I mean morons.

Soldiers fought and died to preserve your civil rights, so don't you dare disgrace their sacrifice by exercising them! Geddof ma porch!

I'm sure they're just scoring cheap political points since this is unconstitutional and all. By the time the Supreme Court gets around to striking it down the election will be long over.

**Night** · 28-06-2006, 05:50

Well, luckily it didn't get to the point where the supreme court would have to smack it down.

I'm glad it failed, I'm just very unimpressed by how close it came to passing..

**Dondrei** · 28-06-2006, 05:59

Originally Posted by Night

I'm glad it failed, I'm just very unimpressed by how close it came to passing..

Is the vote anonymous? If so it may have been engineered this way. Great way to appeal to the voters without having to actually do anything stupid. "Look, we're representing your bat**** crazy interests, we put it up for a vote but those got-danged Democrats shot it down. Vote for us and next time it'll work for sure!"

**Voorhees** · 28-06-2006, 05:59

Considering some of the things that do pass, I'm not particularly shocked.

**Night** · 28-06-2006, 06:07

Not anonymous

http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LI...n=2&vote=00189

BTW, only two republicans opposed the ban.. Why?

I'd also like to steal a post from a fark poster..

Originally Posted by Cardinal

"Countless men and women have died defending that flag," said Majority Leader Bill Frist, R-Tenn., closing two days of debate. "It is but a small humble act for us to defend it."

"Our country's unique because our dissidents have a voice," said Sen. Daniel Inouye, D-Hawaii. "While I take offense at disrespect to the flag," he said, "I nonetheless believe it is my continued duty as a veteran, as an American citizen, and as a United States senator to defend the constitutional right of protesters to use the flag in nonviolent speech."

Ten-point Toss-up: Which Senator above lost an arm in military service to this country, and received the Medal of Honor?

Hint--it's not Frist.

**Bortaz** · 28-06-2006, 06:28

What does his one arm have to do with anything? As has been said many times before, military service doesn't necessarily make him (or anyone else) immediately correct on any issue.

BTW, I'm indifferent on the ban.

**Draconis** · 28-06-2006, 09:07

His one arm doesn't have a lot to do with the issue of flag-burning itself. It has everything to do with Republican Senators who've never seen combat pandering to the more nationalistic elements of their base by appealing to the supposedly 'hurt feelings' of veterans.