A U.S. flag flies over New York City. The United States House of Representatives today passed an amendment that would allow Congress to prohibit the physical desecration of the Flag of the United States . The bill (H.J.Res.10), whose main sponsor was Randy "Duke" Cunningham (R-Calif .), was passed by a vote of 286 to 130. The required two-thirds was present. This is the fifth time a flag burning amendment has passed the House. The amendment seeks to bypass the 1989 Supreme Court case Texas v. Johnson which ruled that desecration of the flag was legal; flag burning was established to be a form of protected speech under the First Amendment to the United States Constitution. In New Zealand, a 22-year-old law banning the destruction of their flag was also recently overturned as it was considered an act of free speech.
A flies over New York City. The United States House of Representatives today passed an that would allow Congress to prohibit the of the . The bill (H.J.Res.10), whose main sponsor was (-Calif .), was passed by a vote of 286 to 130. The required two-thirds was present. This is the fifth time a has passed the House. The amendment seeks to bypass the 1989 Supreme Court case which ruled that desecration of the flag was legal; flag burning was established to be a form of protected speech under the First Amendment to the United States Constitution. In New Zealand, a 22-year-old law banning the destruction of their flag was also as it was considered an act of free speech.
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