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Feb-28-95 (HOUSE) STAND UP FOR THE FREEDOM THE FLAG STANDS FOR

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PART CONGRESSIONAL RECORD (HOUSE)
DATE February 28, 1995
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(Mr. SKAGGS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute and to revise an extend his remarks.)
Mr. SKAGGS. Mr. Speaker, today several Members announced the introduction of an amendment to the Bill of Rights. While its purpose, to protect and encourage respect for the flag, is something we can all endorse, it means, a Government mandate, would do tragic violence to one of our most cherished freedoms: the first amendment guarantee of free speech.

The flag of our country stands for values and ideals that are enormously important and it is a symbol that we all cherish.
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One of the things the flag stands for is a people and a government strong enough to tolerate diversity and to make room even for unpopular views. That is what the Bill of Rights and the first amendment is all about.

Respect for the flag does and will always flow from our patriotism, our love of country, but it is time again for us to stand up for what the flag stands for, the freedoms that we cherish in this land.

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Warren S. Apel