Browse the following transcripts of congressional testimonies related to the flag amendment:
My name is Pat Brady. I am the Chairman of the Board of the Citizens Flag Alliance. We are a coalition of some 140 organizations representing every element of our culture, some 20 million souls. We are non partisan and have one mission and one mission only: to return to the people the right to protect their flag... read more.
Whether Congress should be permitted, if it chooses, to protect the American flag from physical desecration has been debated for more than a decade. The debate has evolved over time but, by now, a pattern in the argument is clear. Today, I would like to analyze that pattern... read more.
Good morning, Mr. Chairman and distinguished members of the Committee. Thank you for the opportunity to join you today to reiterate the Administration's continuing support for a constitutional amendment authorizing Congress to protect the American flag from physical desecration... read more.
My name is Pat Brady, On behalf of the Citizens Flag Alliance; I thank you for hearing us. We realize that there are good and great Americans on both sides of this issue, and some who think it is hokey, a waste of time. It would be hokey -- if our fuss were about flag burners or flag burning itself... read more.
Good morning. My name is John Andretti. I want to thank the members of the Judiciary Committee for holding this hearing. And thank you, also, for inviting me to talk on a matter that is of importance to me and the great majority of Americans - protecting their flag from acts of physical desecration... read more.
