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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 "SERVICE IS OUR BUSINESS" EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER