The Spark

the Voice of
The Communist League of Revolutionary Workers–Internationalist

“The emancipation of the working class will only be achieved by the working class itself.”
— Karl Marx

Covering Their Naked Sins with the Flag

Sep 4, 2006

This year, 66 U.S. senators voted for a constitutional amendment that would ban “flag burning.” The proposed amendment fell one vote short of the two-thirds majority needed to pass.

It never fails–all year round, these politicians lie, cheat and steal. But when they come up for election, they suddenly huff and puff and wrap themselves in the American flag. Patriots one and all!