The Presidency: Giving Honor to Old Glory

Giving Honor to Old Glory

"No matter whether th' constitution follows th' flag or not, th' supreme coort follows th' iliction returns."

-- Mr. Dooley

Not this time. Neither the flag nor the returns. "That flag decision," allowed political analyst Horace Busby, "shows that old Mr. Dooley ((Finley Peter Dunne's fictional Chicago bartender)) sometimes didn't know what he was talking about. This Supreme Court must not even read the newspapers." Busby plans to monitor the July 4th festivities across the nation. If the flag burners come out in force, there could be quite a political ruckus and possibly a constitutional amendment in less time than it...

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