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...population she labels a "large but silent majority." Indeed, Dr. Coley s numbers do not show a total disappearance, merely a dip. Even this trend, however, is puzzling. Why, in a student population that uses computers every bit as much as it did last year, should the RSI flag? Where, for that matter, did it come from in the first place...
...political fact is that burning the flag is anti-patriotic, and no politician wants to be associated with anything that could have such a devastating impact on his or her re-election plans. But the recent shift in the political winds regarding the proposed amendment corresponds directly to recent events...
...their school, according to Newsweek, over 57% of Americans think that something like the Colorado murders could happen in their childrens high school. This statistic most likely helped produce this statement by Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, after his panel passed the proposed flag-burning amendment: "We are experiencing a value malaise in this country, and the negative impact falls hardest on our children. Without a strong value system, our childrencannot distinguish good from bad or right from wrong...
This isn't to say that the topic of flag desecration doesn't address important issues of free speech and how we view this country. Personally I believe that part of what makes our country great is permitting citizens to non-violently protest against our laws, our army, our elected leader. Our country is founded on the premise summarized by Voltaire as "I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it." Burning the flag is a childish but far from unconscionable way to protest governmental action. Thus, I find the proposed...
...time draws near to when the Senate must vote, and everyone and their neighbor spouts off the same points we've heard a thousand times, keep it all in perspective. Giving Congress the power to make flag desecration illegal isn't a cure-all for our problems nor is it the end of freedom as we know it. And next time you have a good ol' Fourth of July barbecue, make sure to get American flag party napkins. Breezy H. Tollinger 'O2 is a first-year in Lionel...