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Citizens Flag Alliance
Citizens Flag Alliance: Vitter Presents Flag Amendment in Senate
May 24th, 2009
Following a three year absence, a flag protection amendment has returned to the United States Senate. On May 6, U.S. Senator David Vitter [R-LA], along with 17 colleagues, introduced Senate Joint Resolution 15, a constitutional amendment to prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of the United States. The language of the amendment is concise: "The Congress shall have power to prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of the United States." A flag amendment has moved successfully in the House of Representatives through six consecutive Congresses, only to fail by as little as one vote in the Senate. The issue has been debated since a 1989...
Source: Pharma Investments, Ventures & Law Weekly (2009-05-24)
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