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Charles T. Canady: “We all know that there is a disagreement with the Supreme Court decision or a couple of Supreme Court decisions. That is…”

On the recordJune 12, 1997
We all know that there is a disagreement with the Supreme Court decision or a couple of Supreme Court decisions. That is no revelation. That is why we are here today. For anyone who has not figured that out, we are here because we believe the Supreme Court wrongly applied the test that the gentleman from Florida is talking about, and other doctrines that have been developed over the years, to the case of flag burning. That is why we are here. We are driven to this because, as a last resort, we are going to amend the Constitution to correct the mistake that they made.
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Charles T. Canady
Florida

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Addressing the need to amend the Constitution regarding Supreme Court decisions on flag burning.

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