Today I read that a proposed Constitutional Ammendment preventing burning and/or desecration of the American flag failed to make it through the Senate by 1 vote.
Now, I don’t know how I feel on if there should be a law or not, but if you are a citizen of this great country, why on Earth would you want to burn the flag? If a flag is a symbol of the, “republic for which it stands,” does that mean you want to destroy the United States? I would certainly hope not. And I doubt most people that burn the flag really want serious harm to come to our country, but come on people, show at least a little respect for our country. I know you have your freedom of speech, and I respect that, but I would think this would be a no-brainer issue.
It reminds me of another pet peeve of mine – people talking and/or doing other things during the National Anthem. I really cannot stand that. Danielle has learned this over the course of the last couple of years.
I guess you would say I’m a super patriot or something like that, but I always think back to what it must have been like for the men and women that experienced that song first hand, or those who are experiencing that song now. It bothers me that people can’t take their hat off for about a minute and at least stand their quietly if nothing else, but that’s just me, right?