Social Issues Top GOP Pre-Election Agenda

By LAURIE KELLMAN, Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON - Protection of marriage amendment? Check. Anti-flag burning legislation? Check. New abortion limits? Check.

Between now and the November elections, Republicans are penciling in plans to take action on social issues important to religious conservatives, the foundation of the GOP base, as they defend their congressional majority.

In a year where an unpopular war in Iraq has helped drive President Bush's approval ratings below 40 percent, core conservatives whose turnout in November is vital to the party want assurances that they are not being taken for granted.

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*Whistles*. *Waits*. Wait, are you talking to me? I don't care. I'm a democrat, I really don't care about this, won't affect me. Mostly since I'm a son of a bitch with no life.

Waaaah at flag burning...

It's just a piece of cloth. I'd understand if forests were being burned down and government buildings torched to the ground in protest... but come on. People need to stop getting offended over stupid shit.

Some people say "OH IT'S WHAT ALL THOSE MILLIONS OF PEOPLE WHO DIED SINCE OUR COUNTRY WAS FOUNDED. THEY ALL DIED FOR THAT FLAG". No, they died for the ideals that exist in our country, not some mass produced synthetic dyed piece of cloth.

Yadda yadda yadda. Doubt anyone agrees -.-

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I agree.

Burning a flag is illegal just as burning an eagle would be. There should be no protection for it, I'm sorry. In fact, yes, I'd love to see someone burning the American flag arrested if it was on purpose. What purpose does it serve? Oh, great symbolism dumbass. I'm all for criticizing the government, officials, and so forth ...but the flag symbolizes what people like my grandfather went to war to protect. Ungrateful bastards want to burn them.

I'm anything but Republican. I think homosexual couples should be respected the same as heterosexual couples, I don't think the government should be using fear to coerce the masses, and so forth. However, there's no protection for it. If they really want to burn something let them burn a map of the U.S. or some shit, burning the flag is like spitting on the constitution.

A flag is nothing more then a mass produced piece of cloth. Anyone who says that they fought for the flag should be fucking checked for downs syndrome. They fought for freedoms and ideals. Or because they couldn't get out of the army w/o being labled a deserter.

Getting angry for someone burning a flag because someone you know fought in a war would be NO different then getting angry if I was to light my all american 100% cotton jeans on fire in protest. "THOSE JEANS HERE SYMBOLISE AMERICAN PRIDE AND HARD WORK THAT OUR VETERANS ALSO WORKED HARD FOR. THROW THAT FUCKING COMMIE IN PRISON"

Symbolism is bullshit and it's stupid. The Govnt needs to find something better ot waste time on then preventing the defiling of some mass produced, cheaply dyed piece of polyester

I'm not going to go burning any flags because A) it's a waste of time, and b) a waste of money. But if angry extremists feel like it, I dont care.

I agree with you too.

More people probably view their country better as something rather than a flag.

If a flag meant much more to people than just a piece of cloth, then sure, bring in the Anti-flag burning laws.

But in this day and age, it's just un-necessary.

A flag is nothing more then a mass produced piece of cloth. Anyone who says that they fought for the flag should be fucking checked for downs syndrome. They fought for freedoms and ideals. Or because they couldn't get out of the army w/o being labled a deserter. Getting angry for someone burning a flag because someone you know fought in a war would be NO different then getting angry if I was to light my all american 100% cotton jeans on fire in protest. "THOSE JEANS HERE SYMBOLISE AMERICAN PRIDE AND HARD WORK THAT OUR VETERANS ALSO WORKED HARD FOR. THROW THAT FUCKING COMMIE IN PRISON" Symbolism is bullshit and it's stupid. The Govnt needs to find something better ot waste time on then preventing the defiling of some mass produced, cheaply dyed piece of polyester I'm not going to go burning any flags because A) it's a waste of time, and b) a waste of money. But if angry extremists feel like it, I dont care.

How is something produced in America and a symbol which is hundreds of years old the same? It's not the same. It may be to YOU but it's not to most people. It's not my fault you have not the gratitude to respect something that veterans hold so dear. Yea I mean, let's appease everyone except the people that die for us every day, right? Totally right.

I agree with WillKillforFood. Except for the little Homosexual thing. =)