Failure for constitutional ban on flag-burning in U.S. Senate
{{date|June 28, 2006}}

An [[w:constitutional amendment|amendment]] of the [[w:Constitution of the United States of Americs|United States constitution]] [[w:Flag Burning Amendment|banning the burning of the American flag]] failed by one vote in the [[w:Senate|Senate]] on Tuesday. The final tally was 66-34; two-thirds (67 of 100 senators) was required for the amendment to pass. 

[[w:President of the United States|U.S. President]], [[w:George W. Bush|George W. Bush]], gave a statement commending the bipartisan group of Senators for trying to pass the amendment.[http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/060627/dctu084.html?.v=12] It was sponsored by [[w:Orrin Hatch|Orrin Hatch]], a [[w:Republican|Republican]] Senator from [[w:Utah|Utah]], and backed by the Republican [[w:Majority Leader|Majority Leader]] [[w:Bill Frist|Bill Frist]], of [[w:Tennessee|Tennessee]]. 

Even though some members of each party voted for the amendment, some on both sides strongly dissented. [[w:Daniel Inouye|Daniel Inouye]], a Democrat from the state of [[w:Hawaii|Hawaii]] and a [[w:World War II|World War II]] [[w:veteran|veteran]], said &mdash; like many other Senators including [[w:Kentucky|Kentucky]] Republican Senator [[w:Mitch McConnell|Mitch McConnell]] &mdash; the proposed amendment was against the constitutional right to [[w:free speech|free speech]].

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== Sources ==
*{{source
|url=http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory?id=2126247
|title=Senate Rejects Flag Desecration Amendment
|author=Laurie Kellman
|pub=ABC News
|date=June 27, 2006}}
*{{source|url=http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/06/27/flag.burning/|title=Flag-burning amendment fails by a vote|author=|pub=CNN|date=June 27, 2006}}
*{{source|url=http://prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/06-27-2006/0004388417&EDATE=|title=Statement by President Bush|author=|pub=PR Newswire|date=June 27, 2006}}
*{{source|url=http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=politicsNews&storyID=2006-06-27T224937Z_01_N27267534_RTRUKOC_0_US-CONGRESS-FLAG.xml&archived=False|title=Effort to outlaw flag burning fails in Senate
|author=|pub=Reuters|date=June 27, 2006}}
*{{source|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/28/washington/28flag.html?hp&ex=1151467200&en=013a623a5632d9ea&ei=5094&partner=homepage|title=Flag Amendment Narrowly Fails in Senate Vote
|author=Carl Hulse|pub=New York Times|date=June 28, 2006}}

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An amendment of the United States constitution banning the burning of the American flag failed by one vote in the Senate on Tuesday. The final tally was 66-34; two-thirds (67 of 100 senators) was required for the amendment to pass. 

U.S. President, George W. Bush, gave a statement commending the bipartisan group of Senators for trying to pass the amendment. It was sponsored by Orrin Hatch, a Republican Senator from Utah, and backed by the Republican Majority Leader Bill Frist, of Tennessee. 

Even though some members of each party voted for the amendment, some on both sides strongly dissented. Daniel Inouye, a Democrat from the state of Hawaii and a World War II veteran, said — like many other Senators including Kentucky Republican Senator Mitch McConnell — the proposed amendment was against the constitutional right to free speech.
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