Bush defaces US flag!

[Adjoran]

US Code, Title 4, Chapter 1, Sec. 8 (g): "The flag should never have placed upon it, nor on any part of it, nor attached to it any mark, insignia, letter, word, figure, design, picture, or drawing of any nature."

[Fixated]

1. ...

I think that Drudge mentioned this yesterday. Honestly, I could care less, he wasn't thinking (as usual), but if the media grabbed this it could be a hysterical scandal-ette.

[trotsky]

2. Yeah, but...

Just imagine if Clinton had done something like this. You think the 'pukes would have let it pass???

[Gringo]

3. Since he pisses on the Constitution and our soldiers daily

this behavior should come as no surprise.

[NewYorkerfromMass]

4. Bush was excercising his 1st amendment rights

and I support him. :evilgrin:

[wuushew]

5. The flag is not the issue

If Bush broke Michigan law I want the most embarrasing media attention possible. But I think after all the legal attacks by the right on Clinton, wasn't it ruled that non-criminal lawsuits can only be prosecuted after a president leaves office?

[NewYorkerfromMass]

8. the Michigan law is unconstitutional

Do we have to have a freeper debate on this? My only hope is that this loses Bush some support from the flag worshipping crowd.

[wuushew]

9. If it is still on the books then how can it be unconstitutional?

Wouldn't it be amusing if someone on the left brought suit against Bush, then shrub with the help of say the ACLU appeals the law. Simultaneously upholding liberal ideas while pissing off his base for caving in to leftist.

[NewYorkerfromMass]

13. Very good idea!!! nt

[amish_enforcer]

6. A true class act! n/t

[hotphlash]

7. How convenient...Much ado about nothing

"Any rule or custom pertaining to the display of the flag of the United States of America, set forth herein, may be altered, modified, or repealed, or additional rules with respect thereto may be prescribed, by the Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces of the United States, whenever he deems it to be appropriate or desirable; and any such alteration or additional rule shall be set forth in a proclamation."

[wuushew]

11. Changing rules and customs should be legistlative branch not executive

This is clearly an abuse of power by the executive branch!

[rhino91063]

18. Where is the proclamation that would have made it legal???

Where is it??? With out it, bush is GUILTY.

[The Night Owl]

10. This story has no legs...

The Bushies will be probably be able to dodge criticism by pointing to something like this...

http://www.15meu.usmc.mil/marinelink/image1.nsf/lookup/2001122817183?opendocument

[Enraged_Ape]

12. Ah, yes, the classic Republican defense of...

"But did it too!!!!"

And this party of "adults" was supposed to return honor and integrity to the White House?

[TrueBlueDem]

14. This has already been discussed in a couple of other threads

To use John Kerry'sline, "Everything has been said, but not everyone has said it."

Here's a rather long thread from the weekend:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=34379&mesg_id=34379&page=

[Dob Bole]

15. Was that really a flag?

I didn't count, but were there 50 stars on it? I didn't know if it was legal to sell little replicas of the flag for profit.

[damnraddem]

16. It's a good thing for Dubya that there's no flag-desecration amendment.

So, of course, he'd campaign against any such proposed amendment -- right?

This picture needs to make it into some political literature.

[Randi_Listener]

17. He signs flags....

....while our boys die. He's a motherfucker.

[whoYaCallinAlib]

19. Bush defaces a flag . . . not because he's unpatriotic.

But because he's an idiot and didn't know he was breaking the law. Just another dumbass eruption.