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James Traficant: in America it is illegal to burn trash, but we can burn the flag. It is illegal to remove a label from a mattress, but…

On the recordJune 9, 1999
in America it is illegal to burn trash, but we can burn the flag. It is illegal to remove a label from a mattress, but we can literally rip the stars and stripes off our flag. It is illegal to damage a mailbox, but we can destroy our flag. Beam me up. A people that does not honor and respect their flag is a people that does not honor and respect their country nor their neighbors. Today is Flag Day. I say if we want to make a political statement, we can burn our bras, burn our BVDs, but we should leave Old Glory alone. Every day should be Flag Day.

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Speaking on the importance of respecting the American flag on Flag Day.

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