I am and always will be a US Marine---I retired recently from the reserve ---having served my country more than 22 years on active duty and reserve duty. I have lived my life with honor and done what was asked of me by the government that the people elected. I lost brothers and friends in Vietnam and Family in Iraq.

I love my country and respect the flag, and it does disturb me to see it dishonored. But we need to stop second guessing ---stop pointing fingers. All of this is just meaningless attempts to get attention. And when we quit giving it the attention it does not deserve, then it will quit being an issue.

It is like naughty children, doing something they know is wrong just to get the parents attention. So you spank the child and never find out why they did it. Then the next time they want attention they may do it again.

If the elected representives would spend as much time and effort on keeping American people fed --housed ---health care ---education ---they would have no time for such little things as flag burning laws.

The Flag means different things to different people, Just like prayers in schools, The rebel flag in the southren courthouses, the teaching of evolution is school, and other such personal things that upset an individual.

to some people the flag is nothing but a pretty thing blowing in the breeze, and it will never be anything more. Why because we failed to teach them what it really is. A symbol of liberty and freedom, that marks and set this country apart from all others.

Yes we have problems, And maybe the flag burners are trying to draw attention to those problems. I do not think that is the right way of doing it, I on the other hand am active in trying to elect people from my state that will forget the little things and work for the people. That is the way to effect change in the government, not burning flags, not complaining to each other.

Get out there ---and get the idiots out of congress that are not serving the people. The ones that tell you what you want to hear during elections, but once elected fail to follow thru ---why do we keep electing these people.

That is why I made a comment early in this thread, because you know what, no matter what comments are made here---they will not change a thing

I am all for active change --you do not like something---get out and try to change it ---just like the stories on the front page-of this forum---I was so tired of seeing poor reviews by other authors ---that I started Writer's Block to teach new authors ----I do lead by example

So you hate flag burning ---lets do something about it ---lets find out why they are doing it. Lets teach our own children to respect the flag.

Think Flag burning is a non issue---great lets do something about it --lets vote those idiots out of congress that spent months of time and a lot of money trying to draft the amendment out and get some people with good old common sense in the office.

I would never burn the flag to get attention ---but a bon fire in some congressman's front yard might be in order to get their attention ---lol