The Congress failed to pass a bill prohibiting flag burning Tuesday, which was a good thing. Anytime a body has to pass a law to tell people not to do something they shouldn't be doing anyway, it amounts to a waste of time and money.
An amendment to ban flag burning would do noting to instill the love of the flag within the hearts of misguided people who feel the only way to protest is by torching the symbol of their own freedom. It would do nothing to force them to understand the level of sacrifice made by countless men and women in support of what that flag stands for. It would do nothing to increase their deficient mental faculties or non-existent sense of judgment.
I'm proud to live in a country where patriotism resides in the hearts of the people, not on a piece of paper in Washington. Where people are free to be idiots or make asses out of themselves as long as they don't harm anyone else.
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