[IP] more on more on Andrew Tobias on Flag Burning
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From: Ron Avitzur <avitzur@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: June 28, 2006 5:47:07 PM EDT
To: dave@xxxxxxxxxx
Cc: "Munro, Neil" <NMunro@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [IP] more on more on Andrew Tobias on Flag Burning
Is the dislike of a flag-burning amendment powered by opposition to
the
amendment's moral claim - that our personal freedom of expression
should
be limited for the good of the collective?
Is the dislike of the amendment powered by fear than any victory by
the
collective-faction will lead to more victories by that faction and
thus
result in practical, tangible limits on our freedom of expression?
Is the dislike of the amendment powered by a desire not to grant
even a
symbolic victory to another sector in society, in this case, to the
socially conservative Republican voters?
No. It is a matter of priorities and hypocrisy. David Corn says it
well at
http://www.DavidCorn.com
"Iraq still a mess. Millions of Americans in poverty. Many citizens
without health care. The immigration conflict here unresolved.
Trillions of dollars in a rising national debt. Gas prices high--and
energy consumption rising. Global warming under way.
So naturally it's time for Congress to deal with a more pressing
issue than all of this: flag burning.
...
If a legislator is going to take the time to deal with flag-burning,
he or she should only do so for crass political purposes. Truly
believing that the desecration of the Stars and Stripes is a problem
that demands the attention of Congress--let alone the amendment of
the Constitution--is an insult to the citizenry, which needs
lawmakers who can focus on real, not imagined, problems."
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