Flag protection amendment: hearing before the Subcommittee on the Constitution of the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, One Hundred Eighth Congress, first session, on H.J. Res. 4, May 7, 2003United States, United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on the Constitution U.S. Government Printing Office, 2003 - 47 páginas |
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... on the Constitution The Honorable Jerrold Nadler , a Representative in
Congress From the State of New York , and Ranking Member , Subcommittee on
the Constitution 4 7 9 11 12 WITNESSES Major General Patrick H. Brady , USA (
Ret . ) ...
... on the Constitution The Honorable Jerrold Nadler , a Representative in
Congress From the State of New York , and Ranking Member , Subcommittee on
the Constitution 4 7 9 11 12 WITNESSES Major General Patrick H. Brady , USA (
Ret . ) ...
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He is a gentleman who served in the Republic of Vietnam as a United States
Army Major , as a helicopter pilot , and I ' m going to read rather than to speak
extemporaneously . I ' m going to read what was written about him . Major Brady ...
He is a gentleman who served in the Republic of Vietnam as a United States
Army Major , as a helicopter pilot , and I ' m going to read rather than to speak
extemporaneously . I ' m going to read what was written about him . Major Brady ...
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Major Brady ' s bravery was in the highest tradition of the military service and
reflects the great credit upon himself and the United States Army . The result of
that action that day in Vietnam , Major Brady was awarded the Congressional
Medal ...
Major Brady ' s bravery was in the highest tradition of the military service and
reflects the great credit upon himself and the United States Army . The result of
that action that day in Vietnam , Major Brady was awarded the Congressional
Medal ...
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CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD , CITIZENS FLAG ALLIANCE Major BRADY . Thank
you very much , sir . The Citizens Flag Alliance is a nonpartisan organization . We
have one mission and one mission only , and that is to return to the American ...
CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD , CITIZENS FLAG ALLIANCE Major BRADY . Thank
you very much , sir . The Citizens Flag Alliance is a nonpartisan organization . We
have one mission and one mission only , and that is to return to the American ...
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[ The prepared statement of General Brady follows : ] PREPARED STATEMENT
OF MAJOR GENERAL PATRICK H . BRADY My name is Pat Brady . I am the
Chairman of the Board of the Citizens Flag Alliance . We are a coalition of some
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[ The prepared statement of General Brady follows : ] PREPARED STATEMENT
OF MAJOR GENERAL PATRICK H . BRADY My name is Pat Brady . I am the
Chairman of the Board of the Citizens Flag Alliance . We are a coalition of some
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Página 28 - The very purpose of a Bill of Rights was to withdraw certain subjects from the vicissitudes of political controversy, to place them beyond the reach of majorities and officials and to establish them as legal principles to be applied by the courts.
Página 9 - At the same time, the candid citizen must confess that if the policy of the government upon vital questions, affecting the whole people, is to be irrevocably fixed by decisions of the Supreme Court, the instant they are made, in ordinary litigation between parties in personal actions, the people will have ceased to be their own rulers, having to that extent practically resigned their government into the hands of that eminent tribunal.
Página 13 - Oh say, can you see, by the dawn's early light, What so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming? Whose broad stripes and bright stars, through the perilous fight, O'er the ramparts we watched, were so gallantly streaming! And the rockets' red glare, the bombs bursting in air, Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there.
Página 28 - ... purpose of a Bill of Rights was to withdraw certain subjects from the vicissitudes of political controversy, to place them beyond the reach of majorities and officials and to establish them as legal principles to be applied by the courts. One's right to life, liberty, and property, to free speech, a free press, freedom of worship and assembly, and other fundamental rights may not be submitted to vote; they depend on the outcome of no elections.
Página 46 - ... guard against the fraudulent usurpation of our flag? an abuse which brings so much embarrassment and loss on the genuine citizen, and so much danger to the nation of being involved in war, that no endeavor should be spared to detect and suppress it.
Página 46 - This flag means more than association and reward. It is the symbol of our national unity, our national endeavor, our national aspiration. It tells you of the struggle for independence, of Union preserved, of liberty and union one and inseparable, of the sacrifices of brave men and women to whom the ideals and honor of this nation have been dearer than life.
Página 45 - Therefore a State will be wanting in care for the well-being of its people if it ignores the fact that they regard the flag as a symbol of their country's power and prestige, and will be impatient if any open disrespect is shown towards it.
Página 45 - It does not represent the views of any particular political party, and it does not represent any particular political philosophy. The flag is not simply another "idea" or "point of view" competing for recognition in the marketplace of ideas.
Página 39 - Don't interfere with anything in the Constitution. — That must be maintained, for it is the only safeguard of our liberties.
Página 23 - Anyone who's been involved with this issue — on either side — over the years, and who's had an opportunity to see every reference to it in the media across the country, can describe one repeating pattern. Most of the time, the issue is not mentioned. Then, in the weeks before one or another congressional consideration of it, there comes a cascade of editorials and commentary - about 90% hostile to and professing alarm about the amendment. Supporters can describe the other aspect of the pattern:...
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| Título | Flag protection amendment: hearing before the Subcommittee on the Constitution of the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, One Hundred Eighth Congress, first session, on H.J. Res. 4, May 7, 2003 |
| Autores | United States, United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on the Constitution |
| Colaborador | U. S. Congress, House Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on the Constitution Staff |
| Editor | U.S. Government Printing Office, 2003 |
| Procedencia del original | Biblioteca del Congreso |
| Digitalizado | 26 Ene. 2007 |
| ISBN | 0160703441, 9780160703447 |
| Largo | 47 páginas |
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