[IP] more on Flag Desecration Amendment Crisis

[David Farber <dave@xxxxxxxxxx>]

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From: Robert Carey <carey@xxxxxxx>
Date: May 23, 2005 6:27:13 PM EDT
To: dave@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [IP] more on Flag Desecration Amendment Crisis


David Farber wrote:


> Begin forwarded message:
>
> From: JGoldstein@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Date: May 23, 2005 4:47:25 PM EDT
> To: dave@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [IP] Flag Desecration Amendment Crisis
>
> > Why should you care so much about this proposed amendment? It
> > infringes on freedom of speech by placing restrictions on the First
> > Amendment. It also sets the stage for the government to restrict
> > other speech it might disagree with. What’s next? Amending the
> > Constitution to prevent people from criticizing the President during
> > times of war?
>
> Where is the infringement of speech when the Congress and the States
> use the Constitutionally provided amendment procedure to change the
> Constitution?  If this is something that people feel passionately  
> enough
> about, then we amend the Constitution and that's that.  Its why we  
> have
> the amendment procedure, isn't it?

I think the core of it is that the amendment procedure was not  
provided to support frivolous, political actions of this kind.  And I  
do consider it a baby step in a dangerous direction.  The ACLU isn't  
saying that congress can't do this - they are simply asking us to  
urge our representatives to oppose this amendment.  Sounds like  
democracy to me,

Rob




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