[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 92 (Wednesday, June 7, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H5626]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                            PROTECT THE FLAG

  (Mr. TRAFICANT asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. TRAFICANT. Mr. Speaker, in many cities and towns across America 
it is illegal to kiss in public. It is illegal in some places to ride a 
skateboard. It is illegal to burn trash or leaves. It is illegal to 
yodel or sing in public, and it is illegal, Mr. Speaker, to tamper with 
a mailbox. However, in America, it is completely legal to burn the 
flag, completely legal to desecrate the flag. It is even legal, Mr. 
Speaker, to urinate on Old Glory. In the words of a Russian comedian, 
``America, what a country.'' The truth is, Congress, the debate on 
protecting the flag is not about Old Glory. It is about national pride. 
Think about it.

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