Land of the [less] Free Congress actually passed the bill banning flag burning. Never mind how many times it's been shot down in the past for being an infringement on First Amendment Rights. Amazing.
No, those of you who are gasping at me, I would never burn a flag in protest (that distinction needs made simply because the proper method of disposal is actually by respectful burning). Such a blatant display of contempt for our nation makes me somewhat ill to see, much less take part in. Then again, I'm never going to become Atheist, become a slumlord, follow every third word with an explitive, or do all the other legal yet contemptable things allowed here. Fact is, there's plenty of things that offend me to the point of serious rage, but that doesn't mean that right can be stripped from others.
So, yes, I realize I'm setting myself up for serious damage here, but at least I'm not doing so alone.
Bravo to lacy for posting this quote from the American President:

"You want free speech? Let's see you acknowledge a man whose words make your blood boil who is standing center stage advocating at the top of his lungs that which you would spend a lifetime opposing at the top of yours ...
The symbol of your country cannot just be a flag. The symbol also has to be one of its citizens exercising his right to burn that flag in protest. Now show me that, defend that, celebrate that in your classrooms. Then you can stand up and sing about the land of the free."

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