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Max Cleland: “I am a strong supporter of a Constitutional amendment to prohibit the physical desecration of the United States flag.…”

On the recordFebruary 4, 1998
I am a strong supporter of a Constitutional amendment to prohibit the physical desecration of the United States flag. Like many Americans, I was troubled when the Supreme Court ruled in two cases, Texas v. Johnson, and United States v. Eichman, that statutes protecting the United States flag were unconstitutional violations of the First Amendment right to free speech. I respected the wisdom of the Justices of the Supreme Court, yet I was saddened that we no longer were able to rely upon statutory authority to protect the flag. The flag is not a mere symbol. It is not just a symbol of America. It IS America. It is what we stand for. It is what we believe in. It is sacred. Just ask the soldier who proudly marches behind the flag what it means to salute the flag of the United States.
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Max Cleland
Georgia
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Discussing support for a Constitutional amendment to protect the United States flag.

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