At long last.
Tuesday, June 27 2006. The senate f the United States narrowly defeated a bill calling for the amendment of the Constitution of the United States to allow the congress the power to punish those who desecrate the nation's flag. Though what that punishment might be no one knows and what qualifies as desecration apparently would have been determined by the congress.

In fact, the first amendment protects our right to express ourselves freely. That expression may be repugnant. That expression may be offensive or embarrassing (hell, listen to Ken Salazar, D, Colorado, who thinks the constitution is just as important as the flag itself...Asshole). But the simplest fact is that these idiots are not able to, qualified to, responsible for, nor charged with deciding what qualifies as appropriate political expression.