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US house passes flag burn ban

croxiscroxis I am the walrus
in Zocalo v2.0
[url]http://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/23/politics/23flag.html[/url]

I am unclear as to the remaining steps needed. Is this just a resolution or the actuall thing that will head to senate then the states?

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  • Peter vonFrostaPeter vonFrosta Trainee
    You'll have to hurry up if you want to burn the flag.
    I recommend you buy 10 or so and burn them all at once ;)
  • MessiahMessiah Failed Experiment
    When you post links, please post link you dont have to subscribe to see, mmkay..
  • The Cabl3 GuyThe Cabl3 Guy Elite Ranger
    We have till December...

    Time to make a move people.
  • FreejackFreejack Jake the Not-so-Wise
    Here's the steps an amendment must take to be ratified:

    [url]http://www.usconstitution.net/constam.html[/url]

    At this point, this has only passed in the house, and now heads to the Senate, where it must gather a 2/3 majority to pass and looks like it may be a couple votes short of doing so.

    Once it passes the Congress, it heads to the states, where 3/4 of all states must approve it, either by legislation or public iniative. This is where many amendments die and if I remember correctly, there are still a couple amendments floating out there for state approval.

    Note:I woudn't get too excited about this yet. this is nothing new, since the house has passes flag-burning amendment proposals 6 times since 1995. The difference is that the Senate may have enough votes to pass this also, but it still has to be ratified by the states, which is a very tough proposition.

    Jake
  • LennierLennier Ranger
    [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Messiah [/i]
    [B]When you post links, please post link you dont have to subscribe to see, mmkay.. [/B][/QUOTE]


    [url]www.bugmenot.com[/url]
  • Reaver4kReaver4k Trainee in training
    Hehe, I can burn the US flag all I want:P... But to lazy to.
  • SanfamSanfam I like clocks.
    What amuses me greatly is that just a day or two ago, The Daily Show had a gag in which a flag was "accidentially" set on fire to in-no-way seriously illustrate a serious point.
  • croxiscroxis I am the walrus
    You didn't have to register when cI clicked on it in google news =Þ No need to be an ass about it.

    [url]http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4122814.stm[/url]
  • MessiahMessiah Failed Experiment
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  • the_exilethe_exile Kupo!
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    That's not true at all. :)
  • Peter vonFrostaPeter vonFrosta Trainee
    Let's make a deal, you send all american flags you want to burn to germany, so we do it for you.

    And we send all those stupid nazi skinhead fuckers to florida so you can shoot them because you are are afraid that they may hurt you because you're yewish :cool:
  • sleepy_shadowsleepy_shadow Ranger
    I can just imagine tyre-burning, slogan-wielding and generally noise-making protestors...

    ...under the watcful eyes of the media, sealing US flags into neat carton boxes, writing German addresses on the boxes, attaching stamps, and delivering the packages to a post office. :eek:

    That would be a novel form of protest indeed. :p
  • Reaver4kReaver4k Trainee in training
    I want to burn the US flag, becuase they obsess over it to much. like why do you need 40 flags all over your house? isnt one enough to say your american or what ever

    "I dont get Choke up by American Flags either,Becuase flags are Symbols and I leave Symbols to the Symbol minded" - George Carlin
  • MessiahMessiah Failed Experiment
    George Carlin is a wise man.
  • Morden279Morden279 Genius
    Burning the Stars and Stripes? *Sigh* Is there [i]anything[/i] more passe? :rolleyes: ;)

    Regards,
    Morden
  • E.TE.T Quote-o-matic
    [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Reaver4k [/i]
    [B]"I dont get Choke up by American Flags either,Becuase flags are Symbols and I leave Symbols to the Symbol minded" - George Carlin [/B][/QUOTE]Are you sure he wasn't meaning "simple minded"?
  • Reaver4kReaver4k Trainee in training
    [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by E.T [/i]
    [B]Are you sure he wasn't meaning "simple minded"? [/B][/QUOTE]

    Yeah he was, but he said symbol instead of simple.
  • ArethusaArethusa Universal Cathode
    As I recall, just about every single state legislature has been in favor of state level flag burning restrictions, so I wouldn't get too optimistic that this one'll die after the Senate passes it.

    I sure am glad Congress has solved all our real problems so they can focus on this now.
  • MessiahMessiah Failed Experiment
    [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Reaver4k [/i]
    [B]Yeah he was, but he said symbol instead of simple. [/B][/QUOTE]

    Actually, Simmonds is correct on this one..
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