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Free Speech : Flag Desecration : Resources

Fight for the Flag - Resources (06/26/2006)

Letters and Resources From Organizations Opposing the Flag Amendment (06/13/2006)

Veterans Defending the Bill of Rights (06/21/2005)

In Their Own Words: Compendium of Veterans' Quotes Against the Flag Desecration Amendment (03/04/2004)

Background on the Flag Desecration Amendment (03/04/2004)

Letters to the Editor: How To Write Them and Why They Work (03/04/2004)

Veterans Who Oppose the Flag Desecration Amendment (03/04/2004)
Read letters, quotes and testimonies from veterans explaining their opposition to a flag desecration amendment.

Additional Ways to Protect Free Speech (03/04/2004)

Reasons to Oppose the Flag Desecration Amendment (03/04/2004)
Learn the reasons why the flag desecration constitutional amendment is unwarranted and unconstitutional.

Flag Amendment Defeated, First Amendment Stands Unscathed (02/21/2003)
Read about the history of the flag amendment and why Americans across the country oppose this amendment.

Newspaper editors' opposition to the flag "desecration" amendment (02/21/2003)

Letter from Colin Powell (05/18/1999)

Testimony of Roger Pilon of the CATO Institute Against the Flag Desecration Amendment (04/30/1997)

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