I had no idea that such an important [sarcasm] issue was being debated in our nation's capital right now:

Flag Burning Amendment Fails by a Vote

It'll be a sad day when free speech rights like this are taken away. I rarely talk about politics on my site, but I had to say something about this.

"From the Senate floor Monday, (Arlen) Specter compared flag desecration to libel and child pornography, forms of expression he said have no 'social value.'"

Someone please help me see the similarity.

"'The First Amendment never needs defending when it comes to popular speech,' (Patrick) Leahy said. 'It's when it comes to unpopular speech that it needs defending.'"

How true. Contact your senators and representatives and tell them how you feel.