It is against this background that today we consider the constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration of the U.S. flag. The argument for protecting the flag is a weighty one: The U.S. flag is a unique symbol of our nationhood. When our troops go to battle to fight for our Nation. they march under the banner of the flag. each day when our children go to school. they pledge allegiance to the flag. when a national leader or world dignitary dies. the flag is flown at half mast. when one of our athletes wins a gold medal at the Olympic Games. the flag of the United States is raised. when a soldier or police officer dies. his or her coffin is draped with the flag. when immigrants are naturalized. they salute to the flag. In .his diverse Nation. respect for the flag is a common bond that brings us together as a nation. Our common reverence for the flag is part of what makes us citizens of a country. not Just individuals that happen to live in the same geographic area.
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