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1. Anderson, Glenn ed. Constitution of the State of California and of the United States and other documents. Sacramento: California State Senate, 1961

2. Barker, Lucius J. Freedoms, Courts, Politics: Studies in Civil Liberties, with revisions. Prentice, 1965

3. Goldstein, Robert J. Flag Burning and Free Speech: the case of Texas vs. Johnson. Kansas: University Press of Kansas, c2000

4. Kenworthy, Tom. "Flag amendment sent to House floor; Democratic leaders will seek Thursday vote, hoping to kill measure." Washington Post. 20 June 1990: 14

5. Lee, Steven. Flag Burning: Right or Wrong? 28 November 2002. http://www.tcn.net/~opticom/Steve/index.html

6. McDaniel, Ann. "A Burning Constitutional Issue: can Congress Protect the American Flag?" Newsweek. 21 May 1990: 71

7. Morahan, Lawrence. "Key Lawmakers Introduce Flag-Protection Amendment". Conservative News Service. 24 February 1999. 28 November 2002. http://www.cnsnews.com/InDepth/archive/199902/IND19990224c.html

8. POAAFA. "The Supreme Court's Written Decision On Flag Desecration in the Case Texas vs. Johnson." Flag Desecration Amendment POAAFA Home Page. 28 November 2002. http://irtafa.dreamhost.com/texasvsjohnson.html

9. "Show your colors, America!" The American Legion. Jan. 1998: 56

10. "State of Texas vs. Johnson". Cyber Essays. 28 November 2002. http://www.cyberessays.com/Politics/38.htm

11. "The American Legion Citizens Flag Alliance." American Legion. 28 November 2002. www.legion.org/our_legion/documents/cfa.rtf

12. "The Right to Shock and Hate." Conservative Politics: U.S. 28 November 2002. http://usconservatives.about.com/library/weekly/aaflaga.htm

13. "We the People. And our Flag." New York Times. 14 June 1990: 18

14. Wolf, Kenneth J. "Flag Burning a Sensitive Issue." Captured Thoughts. 28 November 2002. http://www.accs.net/users/wolf/letter03.htm

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