Flag Desecration Amendment Passes

The House of Representative passed an amendment allowing them to ban flag desecration:

WASHINGTON - The House on Wednesday approved a constitutional amendment that would give Congress the power to ban desecration of the American flag, a measure that for the first time stands a chance of passing the Senate as well.

By a 286-130 vote — eight more than needed — House members approved the amendment after a debate over whether such a ban would uphold or run afoul of the Constitution's free-speech protections.

Approval of two-thirds of the lawmakers present was required to send the bill on to the Senate, where activists on both sides say it stands the best chance of passage in years. If the amendment is approved in that chamber by a two-thirds vote, it would then move to the states for ratification.

My thoughts on this inane amendment can be read in this previous post.

Update: More thoughts at World Wide Rant including the line:

House Republicans give a big middle finger to free speech. The Democrats are smelling better everyday. This scares me, both the proposed amendment and the newly alluring scent of the donks.

I won't go that far. The Donks have years of practice at infringing on the Constitution, they are just slicker.