
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: MONDAY, July 9, 1990                   TAG: 9007100441
SECTION: EDITORIAL                    PAGE: A6   EDITION: METRO 
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TRY GOING TO CHINA, BURNING ITS FLAG

HOW CAN anyone defend burning the flag and at the same time try to tell women what they can do with their pregnancies?

Everyone defends "freedom of speech" but then fights over abortion issues. What about freedom over your own body?

If it is all right to burn the flag, what about graffiti on the White House or Lincoln Memorial? That would make legislators very angry.

Also, we need to abolish Memorial Day, July Fourth and Labor Day. Why should we honor men who fought in wars for us to burn what they fought for?

Think about it, people! If you don't like it here, move to China and try to burn their flag.

\ PAMELA N. HILL\ BEDFORD

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