CONTENTS

STATEMENTS OF COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Hatch, Hon. Orrin G., U.S. Senator from the State of Utah.......
Thurmond, Hon. Strom, U.S. Senator from the State of South Carolina
Sessions, Hon. Jeff, U.S. Senator from the State of Alabama
Leahy, Hon. Patrick J., U.S. Senator from the State of Vermont
Ashcroft, Hon. John, U.S. Senator from the State of Missouri
Feingold, Hon. Russell D., U.S. Senator from the State of Wisconsin
Smith, Hon. Bob, U.S. Senator from the State of New Hampshire

CHRONOLOGICAL LIST OF WITNESS

APRIL 20, 1999

Panel consisting of Richard D. Parker, Williams professor of law, Harvard

Law School, Cambridge, MA; Patrick H. Brady, chairman, board of direc-

tors, Citizens Flag Alliance, and medal of honor recipient, Sumner, WA;

Gary E. May, associate professor of social work, University of Southern

Indiana, Evansville, IN; Maribeth_Seely, fifth grade teacher, Sandystone-

Walpack School, Branchville, NJ; Rev. Nathan D. Wilson, executive direc-

tor, West Virginia Council of Churches, Charleston, WV; and Edward D.

Baca, former chief, National Guard Bureau, Albuquerque, NM

APRIL 28, 1999

Statement of Hon. J. Robert Kerrey, U.S. Senator from the State of Nebraska

Statement of Hon. Chuck Hagel, U.S. Senator from the State of Nebraska

Statement of Hon. John H. Chafee, U.S. Senator from the State of Rhode

Island

Statement of Hon. John McCain, U.S. Senator from the State of Arizona

Statement of Hon. John Glenn, Former U.S. Senator from the State of Ohio

Statement of Hon. Max Cleland, U.S. Senator from the State of Georgia

Statement of Randolph D. Moss, Acting Assistant Attorney General, Office

of Legal Counsel, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC

Baca, Edward D.: Testimony

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ALPHABETICAL LIST AND MATERIALS SUBMITTED

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Brady, Patrick H.:

Testimony

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Prepared statement

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Chafee, Hon. John H.:

Testimony

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Congressional Research Service Report of flag burning/desecration in the

Unites States, dated Apr. 28, 1999

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Cleland, Hon. Max: Testimony

103

Feingold, Hon. Russell D.: Šubmitted the guidelines developed by Citizens
for the Constitution, "Great Extraordinary Occasions': Developing Guide-
lines for Constitutional Change"

Hatch, Hon. Orrin G.-Continued

List of flag desecration incidents since Mar. 24, 1994
U.S. Senate rollcall vote on H.R. 2978, dated Oct. 5, 1989
Kerrey, Hon. J. Robert: Testimony

Leahy, Hon. Patrick J.:

Submitted a letter from Dennis K. Burke, Acting Assistant Attorney
General, to Senators Hatch and Leahy, dated Apr. 20, 1999

Prepared statements of:

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Robert H. Cole, professor of law emeritus at the University of Cali-

fornia School of Law at Berkeley

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Robert D. Evans on behalf of the American Bar Association

84

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S.J. Res. 14, a bill proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the

United States authorizing Congress to prohibit the physical desecration

of the flag of the United States

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

APRIL 20, 1999

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Responses of Maj. Gen. Patrick Brady to questions from the Senate Com-

mittee on the Judiciary

Responses of Richard D. Parker to questions from Senators:

Response of Maribeth Seely to a question from Senator Hatch

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Response of Lt. Gen. Edward D. Baca to a question from Senator Leahy

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ADDITIONAL SUBMISSIONS FOR THE RECORD

APRIL 20, 1999

Letter from Robert D. Evans, The American Bar Association, to Senator

Hatch, dated Apr. 20, 1999

William Van Alstyne, Duke University, to Senator Hatch, dated Mar.

31, 1999

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Richard D. Parker, Harvard Law School, to Senator Hatch, dated Apr.

21, 1999

147

Paul G. Cassell, University of Utah, to Senator Hatch, dated Mar. 11,

1999

149

Robert E. Bush, Congressional Medal of Honor Society, United States

of America, Olympia, WA

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Remarks of Ray Davis on behalf of Maj. Gen. Patrick Brady

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Col. Bud Day, dated Apr. 29, 1997

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