Our left-of-center friends of the blogosphere have been attacking Thune for favoring the flag amendment. What they fail to mention, though, is that Tim Johnson and Stephanie Herseth also support it. From the Rapid City Journal:
Rep. Stephanie Herseth, D-S.D., who missed the vote because she was in Rapid City for the regional hearing of the Base Realignment and Closure Commission, said she supports the amendment.
"I would have voted for it had I been there," Herseth said Thursday.
Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., said he is "optimistic that this Senate will find the handful of votes we've lacked in the past to protect the American flag."
"As our troops fight to defend the principles of the American flag around the world, Congress has a responsibility to defend the flag at home," Thune said.
Sen. Tim Johnson, D-S.D., said he supports the amendment.
"For most of America's history, flag desecration has been illegal under state law and local ordinances. This constitutional amendment would simply allow the return of the law to its former state," Johnson said. "There are good, thoughtful and patriotic Americans on both sides of this contentious issue. Nonetheless, I am again a co-sponsor of Senate Joint Resolution 12, which would prohibit desecration of our nation's flag."
If you're going to attack one for supporting it, why not them all?
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