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To: Snowshoe who wrote (119430)	6/11/2005 10:46:09 AM
From: John Carragher	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793843

i don't think it's up to me to define. let's get all the input and then change the law. i do remember as boy scout being taught to respect the flag. to make sure it never touches the ground. how to properly fold it. and if the flag is torn etc to replace the flag.. i believe they even had a place to take the worn flags for proper disposal. in my opinion if someone is out to demonstrate his hate for the united states and to make a point burns the flag then he or she should be brought up on charges.

To: Snowshoe who wrote (119430)	6/11/2005 8:27:17 PM
From: Maurice Winn	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793843

There could be a big government department dedicated to Defending the Flag. There could be rules defining how many stripes comprise a flag. Their dimensions. How many starts. Shapes. Materials. <How will you define "American Flag" for the purpose of this law against flag burning? We have standard regulation cloth flags, cheap little trinket flags, flag patches, paper window flags, postage stamp flags, t-shirt flags, underwear flags, bikini thong flags, etc. Isn't there a danger you will end up in the same awkward position as liberals trying to define "assault rifle" for the purpose of banning them?> Gainful taxpayer-funded employment for thousands could be had as defiant individualists test their freedoms. Courts could have a lot of fun, lawyers could make lots of profits. Gaolers could have a whole new market segment. Fines could be demanded. It would be another problem area in the cant about "Freedom" in the USA. Especially if conscription is brought back. In New Zealand, we have Tame Iti, who has been charged with some firearms offence after he shot a NZ flag. images.google.co.nz I think it's quite reasonable expression and he's quite a character. Having people like him around has got many positive attributes. <Police have charge Iti with firearms offences and with desecration of the flag at a marae in Ruatoki in the Bay of Plenty.> I didn't know we had such a dopey law. Typical of our bossy aunties in Helengrad though maybe it pre-dates them. Mqurice