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Nicholas D Wolfwood Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-22-05 02:26 PM
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Why I've decided to "like" the new anti-flag burning amendment.
Here's the actual text of the resolution that just passed:

`The Congress shall have power to prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of the United States.'.

If I were Attorney General, my first target would be:

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Theres-a Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-22-05 02:28 PM
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1. No he didn't.
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aden_nak Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-22-05 02:30 PM
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4. Yes. Yes he did. "The Autograph Of America". Kind of makes me ill.
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PinkTiger Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-22-05 02:28 PM
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2. In that case, yes, I'm all for it.
What an idiot.
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ibegurpard Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-22-05 02:29 PM
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3. Whoops!
Looks like they need to add some kind of retroactive clause in there.
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ISUGRADIA Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-22-05 02:31 PM
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5. And with such awful penmanship too
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OneBlueSky Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-22-05 02:32 PM
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6. what an asinine waste of time, energy, and resources . . .
with the country facing critical issues like the war, peak oil, loss of jobs, healthcare, etc., the boneheads in Congress spend their time passing this piece of crap legislation . . . what a bunch of fucking morons . . . our government is a laughing stock across the planet . . .
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getmeouttahere Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-22-05 02:32 PM
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7. Just like so many of our other out-of-whack priorities....
we put way too much emphasis and way too much time on this issue. It's a piece of cloth, people!!! Do you think other countries are fretting over this stuff???
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libertypirate Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-22-05 02:35 PM
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8. What an asshole....
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grumpy old fart Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-22-05 02:46 PM
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9. That picture is Priceless!!!!!!!! Needs to be posted on all Rethug sites
Edited on Wed Jun-22-05 02:46 PM by grumpy old fart
where this Amendment is being breathlessly defended....lol......where is it from? Can it be authenticated??
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