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The Flag Protection Act of 2005 was a proposed United States federal law introduced by Senators Hillary Rodham Clinton and Robert Bennett. The law would have outlawed flag burning, and called for a punishment of one year in jail and a fine of $100,000.〔http://www.sptimes.com/2005/12/12/Opinion/Hillary_s_pathetic_pl.shtml 〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Richard Cohen - Star-Spangled Pandering )〕 According to the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, the act was summarized as such: :Amends the federal criminal code to revise provisions regarding desecration of the flag to prohibit: (1) destroying or damaging a U.S. flag with the primary purpose and intent to incite or produce imminent violence or a breach of the peace; or (2) stealing or knowingly converting the use of a U.S. flag either belonging to the United States or on lands reserved for the United States and intentionally destroying or damaging that flag.〔(S. 1370 109th: Flag Protection Act of 2005 ), Govtrack.us〕 Since the law was not passed nor considered by the United States Congress, its constitutionality was not challenged by the Supreme Court; the bill was never assigned to committee.〔See congressional record cited above〕 However, the bill's language was designed so as to prohibit the desecration of a flag when the intent was found to be a threat to public safety, the intention being that it would therefore not violate the First Amendment and not be declared unconstitutional.〔"http://www.govtrack.us/congress/record.xpd?id=109-s20060628-31&bill=s109-1370" FLAG DESECRATION AMENDMENT, Govtrack.us〕 Both co-sponsors of the bill voted against the most recent Flag Desecration Amendment of 2006. ==Notes== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Flag Protection Act of 2005」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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