I have purposely put off commenting on this issue before this day–in an extremely close vote, the Senate barred the flag desecration amendment.

Unfortunately, while a minor victory, this is still a melancholy day for me. The majority of the Senate still voted in favor of the amendment which implies that the majority of the Senate is all too willing to throw your basic rights granted by the Constitution to the wind. Therefore, in a move that pains me, I place the US flag here for the world to burn–not as an in-your-face-we-win move, but as a plea to those who might listen and realize that there is much more at stake here than red, white and blue fabric rectangles.

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