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Tuesday, September 12, 2006

defending the flag, occasionally

from the white house website, a photo essay, entitled “standing for the flag” includes this quote for the first image:

One day after terrorists used commercial airplanes to destroy the World Trade Center Towers and attack the Pentagon, firefighters take a moment to unfurl the flag over the scarred stone as inspiration for fellow rescue workers searching through the debris Sept. 12.

five years later in a ceremony commemorating 9/11, president george w. bush takes a moment to step on the american flag on september 11, 2006:

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[via reuters

Statement on Flag Desecration Vote [white house, 2006.06.27

Today a bipartisan majority of United States Senators voted to protect our Nation’s most important symbol through a Constitutional amendment to authorize Congress to prohibit the desecration of the American Flag. Unfortunately, the final count fell short of the votes needed to send this important proposed amendment to the states for ratification.

By showing respect for our flag, we show reverence for the ideals that guide our Nation. And we show appreciation for the men and women who have served in defense of those ideals.

I commend the Senators from both parties who voted to allow the amendment ratification process to protect our flag to go forward, and continue to believe that the American people deserve the opportunity to express their views on this important issue.

a few others got here too.

posted by roj at 4:45 am