Flag Desecration Amendment (1991)

Flag Desecration Amendment  (1991)  The Government of the United States of America Proposed January 22, 1991 (failed)

There have been over ten thousand attempts to amend the United States Constitution, but only 27 attempts have succeeded. This Amendment may be read at the Library of Congress Website.

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The Congress and the States shall have power to prohibit the act of desecration of the flag of the United States and to set criminal penalties for that act.