Whereas, the Flag of the United States of America is a unique symbol of our liberty, freedom and national unity; and
Whereas, millions of men and women have followed the Flag of the United States of America onto foreign shores and into battle with many of them giving their lives for that Flag; and
Whereas, the Supreme Court of the United States has ruled that it is not a violation of law to desecrate the Flag of the United States of America; and
Whereas, the Supreme Court of the United States has declared that the desecration of the Flag of the United States of America is only an expression of free speech protected by the Constitution of the United States of America; and
Whereas, Congress has provided federal protections by declaring certain property to be property of the federal government:
Now, therefore, be it resolved that the members of the House of Representatives of the Ninetieth General Assembly, Second Regular Session, the Senate concurring therein, hereby urge the Congress of the United States to enact legislation declaring the Flag of the United States to be federal property; and
Be it further resolved that the Chief Clerk of the Missouri House of Representatives be
instructed to prepare properly inscribed copies of this resolution for the Speaker of the United States
House of Representatives, the President of the United States Senate and the members of the Missouri
Congressional delegation.
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