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Pastimes : Let's Talk About Our Feelings!!! -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Father Terrence who wrote (42407)6/28/1999 10:16:00 AM
From: Rambi  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 108807
 
A non-legal, non-political response to flag burning:

Give it the attention it deserves- which is none.
How often does this happen? Does it really rate this kind of congressional consideration?
It's on the level of a temper tantrum to me, a juvenile rebellion, an easy thing to do, instead of taking a mature - and more demanding- course of action. If no one paid attention, treated it as the nonproductive childish act it is, then few would do it. For that matter, few do it now.
But make a stink about it, and watch those flags burn. ANd the legal wrangling over it all- what exactly constitutes an American flag? And how do we enforce it?
THe whole thing just seems silly to me.
But then, I'm a mother, not a politician. I don't need my kids' votes to keep my office.



To: Father Terrence who wrote (42407)6/29/1999 1:42:00 AM
From: Grainne  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 108807
 
Terrence, I have not been in the vicinity of a burning flag since the protest march in San Francisco against the first Gulf war. Joan Baez was singing that day.

I do support your right to burn one, although I would kindly ask that you not do it too often, since the world's precious resources are expended in making the flag, perhaps even with third world child labor. Also, the burning itself must cause some pollution.


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