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Chewbacca · 06-27-2006, 11:12 PM

Ah my flag and relative personal freedom is safe...for now.

Excerpt:

Senate Rejects Flag Desecration Amendment
By LAURIE KELLMAN, Associated Press Writer

1 hour ago

WASHINGTON - A constitutional amendment to ban flag desecration died in a Senate cliffhanger Tuesday, a single vote short of the support needed to send it to the states for ratification and four months before voters elect a new Congress.

The 66-34 tally in favor of the amendment was one less than the two-thirds required. The House surpassed that threshold last year, 286-130.

06-27-2006, 11:12 PM	#9
Chewbacca Zartan Join Date: July 18, 2001 Location: America, On The Beautiful Earth Age: 50 Posts: 5,373	Ah my flag and relative personal freedom is safe...for now. Excerpt: Senate Rejects Flag Desecration Amendment By LAURIE KELLMAN, Associated Press Writer 1 hour ago WASHINGTON - A constitutional amendment to ban flag desecration died in a Senate cliffhanger Tuesday, a single vote short of the support needed to send it to the states for ratification and four months before voters elect a new Congress. The 66-34 tally in favor of the amendment was one less than the two-thirds required. The House surpassed that threshold last year, 286-130. __________________ Support Local Music and Record Stores! Got Liberty?