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"Federal Judge Overturns Nebraska Ban on Flag Mutilation"

I encourage you to read the article dated September 3rd which can be found at the following site. It is brief and will take only a moment of your time to read. http://www.military.com/news/article/judge-overturns-nebraska-flag-mutilation-ban.html?ESRC=eb.nl (If you Google the title, you will find more articles that read almost the same.)

If you can read this and then turn your mind to something else and not give this article a second thought, then you must be less complicated than am I. When I read things like it is okay to burn or desecrate or spit on our beautiful flag of the United States of America because that is a form "protected speech", my first reaction is a major case of nausea followed by a whole lot of you have to be kidding me!

Our flag was previously protected by law. That was back in a time when people still used manners, addressed elders appropriately, crime rates were much lower and kids could still safely ride their bikes in their neighborhoods.

Flash forward to nowadays, when doors must be locked, kids are not safe on most streets, crime rate is sky rocketing, road rage is an everyday event, people show very little respect for others, etc., and the law exists to "unprotect" our emblem of freedom - so protesters can trample on the flag whenever they feel like throwing a tantrum because something is not going the way they want it.

According to Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_of_speech_in_the_United_States

"Flag desecration has continually, albeit controversially, been protected by the First Amendment, despite state laws to the contrary. A Constitutional Amendment has been introduced to contravene the First Amendment's protection on flag burning, but it has failed to acquire the requisite enactment by the states.

Despite the exceptions, the legal protections of the First Amendment are some of the broadest of any industrialized nation, and remain a critical, and occasionally controversial, component of American jurisprudence."

About.com has a great outline of legislative actions that have been made to protect Old Glory that is an easy read and would make for a terrific family focus one evening instead of the TV. you can find this at http://civilliberty.about.com/od/freespeech/p/flagburning.htm

Are we prepared to do what it takes to protect our flag's existence and honor? I would almost bet if this project was turned over to schoolchildren across the country, they might do a better job than have some adults.