Flag Burning To Finally Become Unconstitutional Amid GOP Push

Written By BlabberBuzz | Tuesday, 15 June 2021 04:30 PM
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Flag Burning To Finally Become Unconstitutional Amid GOP Push

A combination of Republican senators asks to prohibit the physical defilement of the American flag, including tries to burn it.

Sen. Steve Daines of Montana reintroduced a constitutional amendment on Monday, which was also Flag Day.

"The American flag is a symbol of liberty and a beacon of hope," Daines said in a statement. "It represents the ideals that our nation was built upon and for decades, brave men and women have carried its colors into battle to defend the United States of America. The Stars and Stripes are a representation of freedom. We must always protect and respect the American flag."

“Thousands of brave and selfless men and women have given their lives in service to our country. And in defense of our Flag.

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That’s why I’ve introduced this Constitutional amendment, to provide Congress with the authority to prohibit burning of the American flag.

Our flag should be protected in honor of the countless American service members who have paid the ultimate sacrifice to defend it.

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Our veterans are the best example of why America is the greatest country on earth and why our freedoms and liberties are worth defending.”

Sens. Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee, Mike Crapo of Idaho, Shelley Moore Capito of West Virginia, and Kevin Cramer of North Dakota co-sponsored the bill.

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Daines pursued a related bill on Flag Day of 2018 and 2019, revealing a report of 50 "offensive acts" done against the country's flag since 2014.

Among the incidents, the senator list included one in 2016 when anti-Trump protesters torched an American flag and a "Make America Great Again" hat after a San Jose Trump demonstration. He also said there was a 2017 incident involving the burning of a flag by vandals that applied to a Marine veteran in Ohio and a 2017 occurrence in which a flag was hung outside of a local business in Arlington, Virginia, and burned.

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In 2019, former President Donald Trump called the amendment a "no-brainer," saying he was "all-in" for the proposal.

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The Supreme Court ruled in 1989 that dishonoring the American flag was constitutionally preserved as free speech.

Amendments, still, can be added to the Constitution if two-thirds of both chambers of Congress agree on a proposal and three-fourths of states ratify it, or two-thirds of state legislatures call a meeting in favor of the proposed alterations.

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The closest Congress has come to pass such a proposal in recent history was in 2006. A measure to ban burning the flag passed the House, but it failed by one vote in the Senate, which needed two-thirds support to be sent to the states for ratification. The vote was 66-34.

The Fraternal Order of Police, the American Legion of Montana, and the Department of Montana Veterans of Foreign Wars are among organizations that support the measure, Daines's office said.

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