| In yet another political move for Hillary to make | | | | Unfortunately, it looks to us more like a simple |
| herself something she is not, Hillary is now | | | | attempt to have it both ways.I would like to |
| co-sponsoring an anti-flag burning law.Senator | | | | know why the New York Times finds it |
| Hillary Clinton is supporting a bill to make it a crime | | | | unfortunate that Hillary appears to try to "have it |
| to burn the American flag -- but she still opposes | | | | both ways." Why is that so unfortunate? Is it |
| a constitutional ban on flag desecration. WCAX-TV | | | | unfortunate because Hillary is not able to fool the |
| Burlington, VTMrs. Clinton, out of which side of | | | | American public as easily any longer?Clinton says |
| your mouth do you feed yourself? In that one | | | | she opposes a constitutional amendment to |
| sentence, while it is not a direct quote, you | | | | outlaw flag-burning. In 1989, the Supreme Court |
| contradicted yourself.If you want to make it a | | | | ruled that flag-burning was protected by the First |
| crime to burn an American flag, why do you | | | | Amendment. But her bill is clearly intended to put |
| oppose a constitutional ban? Why do you wish to | | | | the issue back before the current, more |
| keep it a 'freedom of expression' thing in one | | | | conservative, Supreme Court in hopes of getting |
| breath and co-sponsor an anti-flag burning law in | | | | a turnaround. |
| the next?In her public statements, Clinton has | | | | Is anyone else getting confused by the blatant |
| compared the act of flag-burning to burning a | | | | double-speak going on here? So if Clinton opposes |
| cross, which can be considered a violation of | | | | a constitutional amendment to outlaw flag-burning, |
| federal civil rights law.The measure outlaws a | | | | why is she wasting her time trying to bring this in |
| protester intimidating any person by burning the | | | | front of a 'more conservative' Supreme Court |
| flag, lighting someone else's flag, or desecrating | | | | this time around? Doesn't Hillary Clinton have |
| the flag on federal property.Mrs. Clinton, if | | | | better things to do, like criticize Bush for a war |
| someone intimidates me with burning a flag, he or | | | | she states to support?Flag burning, while truly |
| she will just show his or her ignorance. Since the | | | | disrespectful, is nothing more than people with no |
| flag means nothing to that person, it is just | | | | real ideas trying to get some attention. While they |
| material and stiching. By burning that particular | | | | enjoy the freedoms of this country, they hate |
| flag, you are not hurting anyone, but only | | | | those same freedoms that give them the right to |
| destroying your own property.However, if anyone | | | | be foolish. By offending people who may have |
| but touches my American flag in any disrespectful | | | | took the time to listen to their points of view, |
| manner on my property or off my property, we | | | | they have now lost any credibility as an intelligent |
| will have some serious problems. No one has a | | | | person.These same people who would like to burn |
| right to vandalize my property.Of course, if that | | | | a flag would support Hillary through Hades and |
| same person were on my property burning a | | | | back. It would behoove her to keep her |
| cross, a flag, or whatever, he or she will meet | | | | constituents strongly behind her.In yet another |
| my water-hose and I will have to take the proper | | | | political move to position herself for the |
| measures to get the tresspasser off my land. It | | | | Presidential Elections of 2008, she is trying to |
| is that simple!I do not see why Senator Bob | | | | make America think she is a conservative. |
| Bennett or Senator Hillary Clinton are even | | | | However, Hillary does something or says |
| wasting their time passing this particular law. I | | | | something that shows her true colors at every |
| would like to think that, "intimidating any person | | | | other turn and completely ruins the image she |
| by burning the flag, lighting someone else's flag, or | | | | wishes to portray. Does she truly expect that we |
| desecrating the flag on federal property," would | | | | will forget things she publicly says about the |
| already be covered by anti-vandalism laws, | | | | president or the war by going public practically the |
| anti-assualt laws, or maybe even criminal | | | | next day with something that might impress us |
| tresspass laws. Could this be both Senators' way | | | | knuckle-dragging conservatives? Thankfully, there |
| of getting some attention by politicizing | | | | are still many of us in this country who have a |
| patriotism?A New York Times [retrieved from | | | | memory span longer than the regular commercial |
| the International Herald] piece puts it quite | | | | break.References |
| perfectly in the following excerpt: | | | | 1. Sen. Clinton Co-sponsors Anti-flag Burning Law. |
| Her supporters would characterize this as an | | | | WCAX-TV Burlington, VT [Associated Press]. |
| attempt to find a middle way between those who | | | | 2005. Senator Clinton, Pandering. New York Times, |
| believe that flag-burning is constitutionally | | | | The [ONLINE] [retrieved from International Herald |
| protected free speech and those who want to | | | | Tribune. 7 December 2005. |
| ban it, even if it takes a constitutional amendment. | | | | |