stitiition through their state governments.rnA more delicate matter is Gutzman’srnassertion that “the flag is not sacred.”rnThe pieces of cloth themselves are not sacred,rnof course, but what the flag representsrnto many Americans —the sacrificernof the lives and limbs of loved ones to preservernAmerican liberty—is surely sacred,rnin the same sense that the signers of thernDeclaration pledged their “sacred” honor.rnNo societ}’ that has ever survived hasrnnot held some aspects of nationhood sacred,rnand about 80 percent of the Americanrnpeople, led by their veterans organizations,rnseem to be showing this by theirrnsupport for the amendment.rnFinally, I appreciate Gutzman’s suggestionrnthat those of us who support thernamendment are “animated by the bestrnmotives,” in particular reigning in anrnoverreaching federal judiciary. WhilernGutzman sees the Flag ProtectionrnAmendment as “rewarding the fox forrnraiding the henhouse,” I see it rather asrnusing the federal government for an appropriaternpurpose —to restore a libertyrnlost to the American people to preservernand protect the national symbol andrnproperly to glorify the sacrifice of thosernwho fought for our way of life. An importantrnaspect of that way of life, whichrnGutzman and I would both agree the Billrnof Rights was designed to protect, wasrnself-government, principally throughrnstate and local bodies. We would alsornboth agree that the federal courts have, ofrnlate, often failed to understand this, asrnthey have often failed to understand thatrnin our society responsibility (and self-government)rnare as fundamentally importantrnas individual rights. I am not yetrnready to see nullification or secession asrnthe preferred means of bringing the federalrncourts back to where they should be,rnand I think, for now, that the peoplernshould have an opportunity to take backrntheir Constitution through amendment.rnThat was the original plan of Washington,rnHamilton, Madison, and Jay, afterrnall —that the Constitution ought to bernpreserved and protected by amendmentrn—and we honor their memory byrnmaking the effort.rnTHE ROCKFORD INSTITUTE’S Second Annual Summer SchoolrnThe British Roots of American CulturernREGNERY LECTURE TAPES ORDER FORMrn”The British Origins of the Modern State” by Dr. Samuel FrancisrnTapernR9S1rnQuantity Pricern•12.50rnTotal Pricern”Samuel Johnson” by Dr. Thomas Fleming R9S2 ‘12.50rn”Charles Dickens” by Fr. Ian Boyd R9S3 ‘12.50rn”Treasure Island” by Dr. Thomas Fleming R9S4 n2.50rn”Edmund Burke and the French Revolution” by Dr. Peter Stanlis R9S5 n2.50rn”The English Classical Republicans and the Resistance to the Modern State”rnby Dr. Samuel Francis R9S6 ‘12.50rn”Anthony Trollope” by Fr. Ian Boyd R9S7 ‘12.50rn”Edmund Burke and the American Revolution” by Scott P. Richert R9S8 ‘12.50rn”C.K. Chesterton” by Fr. Ian Boyd R9S9 ‘12.50rn”Sir Walter Scott” by Dr. Thomas Fleming R9S& ‘12.50rnMake checks payable to:rnTHE ROCKFORD INSTITUTErn928 North Main StreetrnRockford, Illinois 61 103rnJcej^iieh,^rn[ NOLITE GrnCONHDERErn1 * 1 â„¢ i*rn’ ‘ ^ PRINCIPIBUS / ‘rnTRIrnSubtotalrnShipping & Handling I N C L U D E Drn20% Discountrn(on orders over $50)rnPlus Tax-Deductible Donation tornThe Rockford InstituternGrand TotalrnName_rnAddress,rnCity/State/Zip/Country_rnSEPTEMBER 1999/5rnrnrn