My lovely government is trying to pass legislature making burning the American flag illegal.  Never mind the fact that right now, it seems that most of the American flag-burning is going on in foreign countries where this law won’t carry any kind of weight whatsoever, I want to know how they’re going to legislate disposing of all the old, tattered flags.

I quote the U.S. Flag Code (which has been in effect since 1923), Section 8 (ironically titled “Respect for Flag"), Subsection k:  “The flag, when it is in such condition that it is no longer a fitting emblem for display, should be destroyed in a dignified way, preferably by burning.”

So… anyone want to explain this latest brilliant piece of work from our government to me?  Or should I just crawl into bed and attempt to sleep until 2008?