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Jerry Ritter, House Majority Press Secretary
State Capitol
Juneau, AK 99801
Phone: (907) 465-3804
web site: http://www.akrepublicans.org
Actuality line: 1-800-478-6540

House Votes to Respect "Old Glory"

Vote Supports Amendment Prohibiting Desecration of the American Flag

For Immediate Release April 8, 1998 Contact: Rep. Pete Kott (907) 465-3777.

Juneau -- The Alaska House of Representatives Wednesday stood-up for the Star-Spangled Banner, voting 34 to 5 to support House Joint Resolution 59. HJR 59 urges Congress to approve a proposed Constitutional Amendment prohibiting the desecration of the American Flag.

"The flag has long been enshrined as the symbol of what is right with America and is a most worthy emblem of our nation," said Representative Pete Kott (R-Eagle River). "The law, as interpreted by the United States Supreme Court, no longer accords the Stars and Stripes the reverence, respect, and dignity befitting the banner of this noble experiment of a nation state," Kott said.

HJR 59 supports Congressional House Resolution 54 or Senate Joint Resolution 40, providing Congress the authority to prohibit the physical desecration of the American Flag.

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