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...problems with "flag" are nothing compared with the problems in defining what exactly is to be prohibited. Perhaps out of a desire not to unfairly single out arsonists--who, like polluters and toxic-waste dumpers, are no doubt represented by a powerful, well-funded lobby--the proposed Amendment says, "The Congress and the States shall have power to prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of the United States." But Representative Jerrold Nadler, a New York Democrat, objected that desecration has religious overtones. Someone may think Congress was trying to sneak by the First amendment and establish a religion...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MY FLAG, YOUR SHORTS | 7/3/1995 | See Source »

Naturally, the national online-service providers, such as Prodigy, America Online and CompuServe, are watching these developments closely. They are gated communities, with local ordinances that prohibit red-light districts. But once their gates are open to the Internet, how do they protect their customers? CompuServe posts only a written notice, warning people to be careful when they venture forth. "The Internet is a completely different place," says spokeswoman Michelle Moran. "You're on your own. We're not responsible for lost or stolen items." At Prodigy the registered head of the household, using a credit card for verification, must...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: HOW PARENTS CAN FILTER OUT THE NAUGHTY BITS | 7/3/1995 | See Source »

...lesbians welcome the research because it supports what most of them have long felt: that homosexuality is an innate characteristic, like skin color, rather than a perverse life-style choice, as conservative moralists contend. And if that is true, then gays deserve legal protection similar to the laws that prohibit racial discrimination. "On a political level, genetic research does seem to move the debate along a certain path," says Denny Lee of the Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund, a gay advocacy group in New York City. "When people understand that being gay or lesbian is an integral characteristic, they...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SEARCH FOR A GAY GENE | 6/12/1995 | See Source »

...rest of the country, affirmative action is undergoing a stringent revaluation. The California Civil Rights Initiative, a proposed state referendum, would prohibit race-based employment programs, public education admissions and government contracts. Meanwhile, President Clinton is reviewing the government's affirmative action program as Republicans in Congress attempt to dismantle...

Author: By Sewell Chan, | Title: THE CITY | 6/8/1995 | See Source »

...ordinance also bans smoking in public workplaces, except where employees have no contact with co-workers. It also proposes to prohibit smoking in retail stores, hospitals, clinics, nursing homes, taxis and limousines...

Author: By Sewell Chan, | Title: City Council Weakens Tough Anti-Smoking Ordinance | 5/24/1995 | See Source »

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