Failure for constitutional ban on flag-burning in U.S. Senate
Wednesday, June 28, 2006
An amendment of the United States constitution banning the burning of the American flag failed by one vote in the Senate on Tuesday. The final tally was 66-34; two-thirds (67 of 100 senators) was required for the amendment to pass.
U.S. President, George W. Bush, gave a statement commending the bipartisan group of Senators for trying to pass the amendment.[1] It was sponsored by Orrin Hatch, a Republican Senator from Utah, and backed by the Republican Majority Leader Bill Frist, of Tennessee.
Even though some members of each party voted for the amendment, some on both sides strongly dissented. Daniel Inouye, a Democrat from the state of Hawaii and a World War II veteran, said — like many other Senators including Kentucky Republican Senator Mitch McConnell — the proposed amendment was against the constitutional right to free speech.
Sources
[edit]- Laurie Kellman. Senate Rejects Flag Desecration Amendment — ABC News, June 27, 2006
- Flag-burning amendment fails by a vote — CNN, June 27, 2006
- Statement by President Bush — PR Newswire, June 27, 2006
- Effort to outlaw flag burning fails in Senate — Reuters, June 27, 2006
- Carl Hulse. Flag Amendment Narrowly Fails in Senate Vote — New York Times, June 28, 2006
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