PrintLook who also wanted to protect the US flag!
It seems that the sight of Americans gleefully burning and otherwise destroying the American flag has a long history of upsetting most Americans of both parties. So eleven years before president-elect Donald Trump (R) suggested imprisonment or revocation of citizenship for flag-burners, several senators introduced the Flag Protection Act of 2005, which would have outlawed desecrating the flag. Those who violated the law would have been subjected to jail time and a heavy fine.
Several Democratic senators agreed to co-sponsor Senate Bill 1911:
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Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham (D-N.Y.) |
10/24/2005 |
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Sen. Boxer, Barbara (D-Calif.) |
06/27/2006 |
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Sen. Carper, Thomas R. (D-Del.) |
06/27/2006 |
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Sen. Pryor, Mark L. (D-Ark.) |
09/28/2006 |
Yes, that Hillary Clinton, the recently defeated presidential candidate, agreed to this.
Now where have I heard the idea of a one-year prison sentence for flag burning before? pic.twitter.com/l8Vw4iTs9p
— Joe Colangelo (@Itsjoeco) November 29, 2016
