Thursday, June 23, 2005

Flag Burning

Here we go again. The House just passed a Constitutional amendment banning flag burning. I can understand their frustration. The flag is supposed to be a symbol that unites us. But since Vietnam, the left has used it to divide us. And since 9/11, burning the flag has become more than un-American, it's become anti-American. But that doesn't mean we need another law. Instead of banning flag-burning, I suggest the act be placed under the Fighting Words Doctrine -- meaning, if I saw someone burning our flag, I could kick his butt with impunity. After all, if we could defend our flag from the enemy on every battlefield from the Revolutionary War to the Iraq War, why can't we defend our flag from the enemy on the battlefields of the cultural wars? I haven't punched out a hippy since one spit on my uniform in 1971. Maybe with some real luck, I could nail the same guy.