21.   He has worked against a proposed constitutional amendment banning flag desecration.

22.   He wants a return to family values, a stronger defense and an end to flag desecration.

23.   He was arrested and convicted of flag desecration.

24.   If Jerry Solomon has any luck at all, this fight over flag desecration could go on forever.

25.   If the amendment is passed, Congress would then have to approve a bill that would ban flag desecration and make the act a federal crime.

26.   In an effort to overcome that decision, Congress enacted a federal law banning flag desecration.

27.   Last Tuesday, the Senate narrowly defeated a constitutional amendment to outlaw flag desecration.

28.   Nine years ago, the justices said flag desecration was a protected expression of free speech.

29.   Opponents said flag desecration is a form of free speech and therefore a guaranteed right under the First Amendment.

30.   One thing that may change, Yood said, is public opinion about flag desecration.