Amendment drives face obstacles to flag ban change
Washington AP reports that a constitutional amendment to prohibit flag desecration faces hurdles from Founding Fathers safeguards to current political inertia. Experts warn two thirds in Congress and ratification by 38 states are required, with many legislatures not meeting until 1991, as parties weigh the stakes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
America
Universi
A.E. Dick Howard
House
Senate
Republic
Congress
Supreme Court
United States
Howard
High Court
Texas
Michael Dukakis
Massachusetts
George Bush
Bob Dole
R-Kan
Durenberger urged censuring by Senate ethics panel
Senate special counsel Robert S Bennett urged on Tuesday that Sen. Dave Durenberger bring dishonor and disrepute upon the Senate and deserve denouncement for alleged unethical conduct. The recommendation came at the opening of hearings into Durenberger’s finances and related perks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Dave Durenberger
Senate
Senate Ethics Committee
Robert S. Bennett
Durenberger
Bennett
Minnesota
Minneapolis
Sen. Durenberger
Also Mentioned on This Page
Newt Gingrich
R-Ga
Don Edwards
D-Calif
Bush
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
The
Advertising Department
P.O. Box
Bluefield
Jantzen
M. L
LE Tigre
Mercer Mall