1989-60 Urging the Alaska Congressional Delegation to Protect the Flag of the United States.By:
Introduced:
Adopted:
KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
RESOLUTION NO. 89 -60 -R
A RESOLUTION URGING THE ALASKA CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION
TO PROTECT THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES
WHEREAS, the American Flag is the symbol of the United States of
America; and
WHEREAS, the American Flag should be given the highest respect
by loyal Americans; and
WHEREAS, American men and women have dies in the act of
preservation of the American Flag and the freedoms It represents; and
WHEREAS, the rights of Americans are contained in the
Constitution; and
John Parker
9/07/89
9/07/89
WHEREAS, the Supreme Court of the United States has ruled the
desecration of the American Flag to be an act of free speech under the
Constitution; and
WHEREAS, an amendment of the Constitution is necessary to give
the American Flag the appropriate dignity and respect it deserves;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Kodiak Island Borough
Assembly that the Alaska Congressional Delegation is urged to institute and
support legislation necessary to give the American Flag a unique status in the
Amendments to the Constitution; one that places it outside acts of desecration
while not invading the rights and privileges it proudly represents.
ATTEST:
B Clerk
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS 7th DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 1989.
Kodiak Island Borough
Resolution No. 89 -60 -R
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