HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 91-13CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS
590 40th Avenue N. E.
Columbia Heights, MN 55421-3878
(612) 782-2800
Mayor
Edward M. Carlson
RESOLUTION 91-13
FLAG PROTECTION RESOLUTION
Councilmembers
Sean T. Clerkin
Bruce G. Nawrocki
Gary L. Peterson
WHEREAS, although the right of free expression is part of the foundation
of the United States Constitution, very carefully drawn limits on expression in
specific instances have long been recognized as legitimate means of maintaining
RobertW. RuettimannPUblic safety and decency, as well as orderliness and productive value of public
debate; and,
WHEREAS, certain actions, although arguably related to one person's free
expression, nevertheless raise issues concerning public decency, public peace,
and the rights of expression and sacred values of others; and,
WHEREAS, there are symbols of our national soul such as the WashSngton
Monument, the United States Capitol Building, and memorials to our greatest
leaders, which are the property of every American and are therefore worthy of
protection from desecration and dishonor; and,
WHEREAS, the American Flag to this day is a most honorable and worthy
banner of a nation which is thard~ful for its strengths and committed to curing
its faults, and remains the destination of millions of immigrants attracted by
the universal power of the American ideal; and,
WHEREAS, the law as interpreted by the United States Supreme Court no
longer accords to the Stars and Stripes that reverence, respect, and dignity
befitting the banner of that most noble experiment of a nation-state; and,
WHEREAS, it is only fitting that people everywhere should lend their
voices to a forceful call for restoration to the Stars and Stripes of a proper
station under law and decencyl
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City of Columbia Heights, Minnesota,
that we respectfully request our State Senator Donald Frank and our State
Representatives Alice Johnson and Wayne Simoneau and the Minnesota State
Legislature to memorialize the Congress of the United States to propose an
amendment of the United States Constitution, for ratification by the states,
specifying that Congress and the States shall have the power to prohibit the
physical desecration of the flag of the United States; and,
BE IT FURTHER .RESOLVED, that copies of this resolution be transmitted to
our State Senator, our State Representative, and the American Legion Department
of Minnesota.
Passed this llth day of March , 1991.
Moved by: Ruettlmann
Seconded by: Peterson
Date of Passage: March 11, 1991
Roll call: All ayes
-Anne Studen{, CounCil Secretary
Edward Carls-6n,- h~or
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