Press Release: Celebrate Flag Day by protecting Old Glory

How can this continue to happen? This needs to be changed. My god, really 'Freedom of Speech' - I don't thnk so! . We need elected officals in the Congress and Senate that will support what the people are asking for?

US ARMY VETERAN - GO ARMOR!

We need this Ammendment passed! Our flag is a symbol of this great country. We need to protect it - not let the few desecrate it.
Way too many Americans, young and old, have died to protect it and what it stands for. By continuing to allow this horrible act, we are, in my opinion, telling all these military service people who died - "so what! You died for nothing."
US ARMY VETERAN Both of us. Our son is a Navy SEAL (try telling him it's OK to burn the flag!)

As we taught our Boy Scouts during flag retirement ceremoies, when you see someone burning our flag on TV or elsewhere, try to remember that person is merely retiring our flag for us. Certainly it was not taken from us! It was probably just another made in China look a like.

This amendment NEEDS to pass, the question is really why this amendment hasn't passed, and why does it need to be deliberated on. It gets me boiling mad every time someone does things like that or doesn't stand at attention
and show respect during our national anthem or protestes
at a military funeral, these are people without honor, and there is a special place in hell for those people. I like so
many of my brother and sisters in arms know the price of those freedoms, I have served my country, as my fore father's has served for 236 years.
US NAVY CORPSMAN FMF

My next door neighbor hangs an american flag from a beautiful old oak tree between our homes. Unfortunately, he hangs it upside down. What is the best way for me to approach him?

I am a Marine combat veteran. My family has served as citizen soliders since the revolutionary war.

I see no need for an amendment. Flag burning may be protected as political speech however it is not protected speech if it is intended to cite a riot. Anybody burning a flag as political speech in front of me is inciting a riot and I will act accordingly.

Regards,

While the flag is a precious symbol of this country, it is a peice of cloth. My men did not die in combat for a flag, they died protecting each other. No one that I know died for a flag. The protection of freedom of speech is much more valued than any peice of cloth. Men and women express their ideas in many ways, not just verbally. This expression of of their ideas, their 'freedom of speech', about this country, must always be protected. The American Legion should concern itself with assisting the many homeless and hospitalized veterans and not trying to change the Constitution.

Our Post has already recognized Flag Day
on June 14th.
This announcement is late!!!

I agree with ED, it needs to be passed by all of congress....patriotism doesn't mean much to some people, let them go live somewhere else, especially where rice and fish heads are on the menu.....

The "right to protect the flag" was never a right. If you want to burn it, go ahead. It does not hurt my feelings.

The intentional desecration of the American Flag is surely not, nor can it be construed as freedom of speech. The presumption of speech has no place in an "Act". Desecration of any object is just that, an "act". I'll defend the right to speak your mind on any given subject, however I'll fight your act taken upon the sensibility of the majority of the American public. The burning of the American Flag does not drive a point it only serves to attack public sensibility to a people who have given of themselves so that those who would desire to speak out can do so... To burn the American Flag is, in itself, an act that seemingly prevents the expression of free speech by the majority of a Nation by condemning the whole of that Nation. Congress and our Senators should realize that we have been established as a Nation of one with varied thoughts and therefore should be allowed to express that thought at the voting booth... To continue to prevent our right to vote on a subject is in itself a violation of free speech...

We should endeavor to protect our flag that flys and represents our great nation.

Our flag transcends any idiot's attempt to desecrate her and to change our constitution to allow congress to "protect" the flag implies weakness. I say, let Old Glory fly free rather than attempt to force someone to respect her; I think that's what she would want anyway.

What do we as American Veterans, expect from D.C. They just give us lip service, while they do their best to destroy this country and our Constitution...Most of the elected officals never had the balls to wear the Uniform in the first place. Washington D.C. has no back bone to do whats right. Their selling us out as we speak. I'm a Marine Corps Viet Nam Vet and fought to stop the Commies and Lord and behold they're sucking up to the Commies in China...

I'm proud of a country that does not need to have an flag desecration ammendment. We fought for the right of free choice. If another person's free choice does not agree with ours, we have an equally free choice to inflict our disapproval. A citizen, for example has the right not to vote, not to own a gun, and not to worship. So, no ammendment please, we have enough laws. If someone wants to desecrate the flag, punch him in the nose, but don't create a criminal act.

we need our congress men and women to pay attention to fixing the economy rather than wasting time on feel good issues ..i fought to protect freedom of speech even tho i detest the burners and what they say and I think the leader of the Vets ought to pay more attention to vets benefits and issues that DIRECTLY affect veterans

GO ARMY GO INFANTRY

When we raise our Flag at our home I see the most beautiful and living Flag in the world.To display it with love for all the brave men and women who have lived and died for it . to burn it is surely a crime .Please protect it and pass the Amendment in to law. We must bring prayer back into our schools and allow God to be first in our lives. Our brave men and women are protected by HIM. GOD BLESS AMERICA.

When I was in basic training, one of the classes was on flag customs and courtesies. I was instructed as to how the flag should be handled stored and disposed of. I think every vet. should have a copy of this and carry it as a bible and challenge any inappropriate use or disposal of the flag. I was very incensed at the way the flag was stricken and wadded up in a bunch by personal at Arlington Cemetery and taken to a truck without proper folding. This all witnessed by hundreds of spectators. It shows a general ignorance and disregard for our most precious symbol of freedom.
We were instructed to dispose of a worn or tattered flag it should be properly folded and placed on a very hot oak fire and someone stand by until it is totally consumed. I bet most Americans don't know this.

Congress could care less about the flag unless it means votes. I say let us turn the clock back, mess with our flag and it is war. Do any disrespect to the flag in front of me and you had best be in another country before I get to you. Freedom is NOT FREE.

My son in law and daughter live with me and my wife we have four vets in the house only two in the house arent the 5 year old and the nine year old I my self was airborne ranger my sonin law and daughter were Army Engineers My Wife Air force admin we all Feel very strongly about our flag we raise it every morning and lower it proiperly every night as we dont have a dedicated light we think this ammendment is the best thing that could happen in a very long time as one said before the flag has been a rallying pointfor most americans civilian and military i personnaly fought for my brothers in arms and my Flag Proudly and am very proud of my Daughter and her husband for they both served two tours in Iraq luckily they both came home but for those who didnt remember what their coffin is covered with if you walk on the flag you walk on them

Like our currency, it is only good IF it has something oif value to back it up...and, since the 1960's I have NOT seen anyone defend the flag here at home until 9/11 and that was short lived.... We are raising a generation with extreme lack of morals,,,....and patriotism has mostly been reduced to a word in the dictionary.... Yes, we have soldiers abroad who are fighting for a cause...BUT, we allow our media to crucify them at every turn.....and to blab classified information which half of our population either doesn't understand or doesn't care about....BUT, this information is a goldmine to our enemies... Everytime the enemy strikes, the next day the media is blabbing about where our weakly defended points are......HOW can we expect our children..,...and future generations to revere and respect ANY symbol or standard when WE preach that these pigs HAVE A RIGHT to defile them ? Why do we allow foreign persons the same rights as our citizens ???.... Just try such an act in a foreign country and see what it gets you..... We should enact a law which makes the defiling of our flag and military symbols an ACT OF TREASON and the offending person should be stripped of their citizenship and deported out of the USA......ONLY then, will these people take their citizenship seriously...

Is Bullshit!

When I was growing up I thought it was illegle to disrespect the flag.
Are we making an other law when there is one in place already?
Are these things laws or rules.
how to disposs of a flag
where on a vehicle the flag can be flown
the folding of a flag
There are many more I'm sure

IT IS ABOUT TIME !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Protecting our flag does not take away an individual's right to free speech or censor someone. Physically desecrating the flag is an act of pure hatred, not an act against a piece of cloth, but against that for which it stands, our United States of America, and against those who have fought and died for our country. Burning the flag is an act of cowardice, not a courageous statement, in my book. I guess I was just raised right - to respect God, country, and our flag, and I served under that flag for 21 years, retiring as a diabled vet who would do it all over again for God and Country, which is symbolized by our flag. I feel sorry for those who see the flag as just a piece of cloth and not worth defending.