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ORANGE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS <br /> ROOM No. 12 <br /> 106 EAsr MAaGAnBT i.ANe <br /> X=JS SBOROUGI-X, N. C. <br /> 27278 <br /> RIOIIA9D tl mrrr=.Chd mm <br /> HOWAN GUMVnSON <br /> DONALD WILt"OTT <br /> ANNE ISAnNo <br /> March 7, 1979 <br /> Commander Fred C. Wright <br /> Commander Clarence E. Rosemond <br /> Commander John H. Thompson <br /> -and- <br /> Mr. Randall Waugh <br /> Mrs. Jane Allen Waugh <br /> Dear Ladies and Gentlemen, <br /> In response to your request for our Board to "prepare and <br /> forward to appropriate Federal and State authorities, a <br /> resolution . . ." regarding the recent flag-burning incident on <br /> the UNC campus, our attorney advised us that the District Attorney <br /> was the appropriate officer to which this matter should be referred. <br /> T am enclosing copies of correspondence from the District Attorney on <br /> this matter, citing a 1974 decision of the United States Supreme Court, <br /> which indicates that the flag-burning incident is protected as "symbolic <br /> speech" by the First Amendment to the Constitution, <br /> Although we agree that this act is repugnant to us, we feel <br /> secure in reaffirming our support of the First Amendment, which <br /> allows such extreme expression of free speech. I hope this clarifies <br /> our position on your request and we appreciate your bringing the <br /> matter to our attention. <br /> ZR&��w <br /> Chairman <br /> Enclosure <br /> cc Mr. Geoffrey Gledhill <br /> County Attorney <br />