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House OKs Flag Burning Amendment

By a 286-130 vote, House members approved the amendment - as they have six times before - after a debate over whether such a ban would uphold or run afoul of the Constitution's free-speech protections. The measure now advances to the Senate, where activists on both sides say it stands the best chance of passage in its 16-year history.

"If the flag needs protection at all, it needs protection from members of Congress who value the symbol more than the freedoms that the flag represents." Jerrold Nadler D-NY


"A little rebellion now and then is a good thing."
Thomas Jefferson January 30, 1787