Reply #83: Dean Does Support "Protecting The Flag" [View All]

[KittyWampus]

As the resolution that passed in Congress....

This is the first NEGATIVE in Clark's column for me BTW :(

Seems like all the candidates will find a way to speak out of both sides when it comes to the flag... it's a wedge issue.

Gov. Howard Dean said he doesn’t support a constitutional amendment banning flag desecration, but is
comfortable with suggesting it to Congress as the Vermont Legislature did last week.

“I favor protection of the flag, but I do not favor a constitutional amendment,” Dean said Monday. “A
constitutional amendment should be passed only in very rare circumstances.”

He said that he supported the resolution that passed both the House and Senate last week by wide
margins. It voiced support for protecting the flag and suggested a constitutional amendment as one possible
option, but stopped short of calling on Congress to take that step.