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Bill Number: S J Res 14
Issue: Civil Liberties
Date: 03/29/2000
Sponsor: Resolution sponsored by Hatch, R-UT


Roll Call Number: 0048
Resolution rejected
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Senator John Forbes Kerry voted NO.

Vote to propose a constitutional amendment prohibiting the
physical desecration of the U.S. flag.

S J Res 14: Prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of the
United States.

Vote to pass a resolution that would propose a constitutional
amendment granting Congress the authority to prohibit the physical
desecration of the flag of the United States. (Resolution sponsored
by Hatch, R-UT) Resolution rejected 63-37: R51-4; D 12-33 on
03/29/2000; a 2/3rds majority is required to pass constitutional
amendment resolutions

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The vote was rejected but not for Kerry's actions. Perhaps
he was thinking of his book New Soldier when he voted no.
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