Op-ed

BY MAJOR GENERAL PATRICK H. BRADY U.S.A. (RET | June 14, 2006

The flag amendment reads: “The Congress shall have power to prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of the United States.” Study those words. Do they say, “Thou shalt not burn the flag”? Do they insert flag protection in the Constitution? Do they in and of themselves protect the flag? Could such words assault freedom of speech? Do they criminalize... READ MORE >