One of the most useful features of Omniweb is that has persistent tabs, which is to say that all of the tabs that’re open when you quit the app will be re-opened for you when you re-launch it. This feature comes in particularly handy for saving stories for reading at another, more convenient time. The story below, about Congress passing a bill that’d allow the government to punish those who burn the US flag, is one of those.
All in all, I think the fact that congress is so concerned w/ stupid amendments like this is a HUGE waste of tax dollars, and wish they’d find something more meaningful to do.
Yes, it’s a symbol of what this country stands for, but the quote below sums up my feelings really, really well.
CNN.com – House approves flag-burning amendment – Jun 22, 2005:
But Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-New York, said, “If the flag needs protection at all, it needs protection from members of Congress who value the symbol more than the freedoms that the flag represents.�