The Nation - News from Sept. 1, 1989
The American Legion said it has received about 1 million signatures on a petition seeking a constitutional amendment against the desecration of the American flag. Senate Minority Leader Bob Dole (R-Kan.), appearing at a press conference in Washington with H. F. Gierke, national commander of the legion, said legislation calling for the amendment has been scheduled for Senate floor action Oct. 16. The House will consider a bill Sept. 12 that would create a federal law against flag desecration, but it would not amend the Constitution.
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