Rand Paul: “the Congress will vote today on a ``Flag Burning Amendment'' to the Constitution. This issue arouses great emotions even…”

“the Congress will vote today on a ``Flag Burning Amendment'' to the Constitution. This issue arouses great emotions even without any evidence flag burning is a problem. When was the last time we heard of a significant incident involving flag burning? It's a nonissue but Congress has managed to make it one while avoiding the serious matters of life, liberty, and property. There just is no flag ``desecration'' crisis. Where are the demonstrators, where are the letters? Will this only lead to more discredit on Congress? Only 6 percent of the American people trust anything they hear from the Federal Government so why should they believe there is a flag crisis requiring an adjustment to the Bill of Rights for the first time in our history. Since most of what Congress does, leads to unintended consequences, why do we feel compelled to solve imaginary problems? The American people are way ahead of the U.S. Congress and their distrust is a healthy sign the Republic will survive in spite of all our good deeds and noble gestures. And that's good. What sense of insecurity requires such a public display to reassure ourselves we are patriots of the highest caliber, confident enough to take on the flag burning movement--a movement yet to raise it's ugly head. Our political saviors will have us believe that our loyalty to America hinges on this lone amendment to the Constitution.”