Please tell me the courts will shoot this right down

[ceebeegee]

House passes flag-burning amendment.

I am as patriotic as anyone--I literally clutched flags after 9/11 as a security blanket, and still have them all over my apartment. I love the American flag, and I don't want to see it burned. But this is ridiculous. The flag is a symbol--it is not the real thing. "...They accused detractors of being out of touch with public sentiment"--how is that relevant? Public sentiment is now the trump card in amending the Constitution? If that were the case, why the hell did they pass Prohibition? Isn't the Constitution supposed to give us freedoms--not take them away? Isn't that why Prohibition failed?

(Can the Supreme Court shoot down an Amendment? I dunno--I think only the legislative branch can overturn it, by repealing it.)

Aaaaaugh! I hate these people! This is ridiculous!

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[son-of-ottie.livejournal.com]

I also hate them. They suck. And they and their ilk and supporters are doing everything they can at the moment to re-create this country into their personal playground. This country isn't the playground for any one ideology. That's the point of the constitution. Indeed, the United States isn't even only for Americans, but it should be a place for humanity to emulate. It should be "that great successful experiment" which shows how disparate peoples can come together as one.
Instead we have God, the divider. The Great Lover of Slavery and Retribution!
And make no mistake, these people in government who purport to act in the name of God do not. They know better and they know just how to control the masses and what hot-button issues to attack in order to weild their personal power for their own gain.
THAT is why I want to leave for Holland or Denmark. I'll give England a shot though. Carlos says maybe one day we'd go live in London. Who knows?

But I do know this: I do not personally want to spend the rest of my life trying to change the minds of filthy bigots who've usurped my government. I'd rather spend my days happy.
In short, fuck the motherfuckers and all the motherfucker's compadres.