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.
Thousands die each year because they are uninsured or under-insured.
Torture fails to make us safe, but it certainly makes us less free.
Torture, including practices like waterboarding, violates the legal and moral standards of all civilized nations.
Government by blackmail is incompatible with democracy.
If the minority is able to successfully undo the Affordable Care Act by blackmail, it will be the undoing of the democratic nature of our government.