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Poll: Flag-burning must be protected Ashland Daily Tidings Despite the recent spate of flag-burnings in Ashland and the controversy they helped to ignite, an overwhelming majority of Internet voters said they supported the Constitutional protection of flag-burning as free speech. In steady voting, 460 people visited www.dailytidings.com this week to answer the question, "Flag-burning is protected by the U.S. Constitution as a form of free speech. Should this be the case?" Most voters expressed their view that flag-burning should retain its Constitutional protection with 272 people, or 59 percent voting "yes." Another 184 people, or 40 percent, said they believed that flag-burning should lose its special status. A razor-thin minority, just four persons representing 1 percent of the vote, said they were unsure. This week's poll question, posted Saturday, is: "Should the Oregon Legislature pass a bill that would finance a $150 million major league baseball stadium?" The Tidings weekly online poll is an unscientific measurement of public opinion, and only reflects the views of those who choose to participate. Its sole purpose is to provide greater public input on a variety of issues. LINKS: DAILY TIDINGS: Main | News | Sports | Business | Obituaries | Opinion | Columnists | AP News | Subscribe | Archives | Weather | Classifieds | Contact Us | Privacy REVELS: Main | Calendar | Dining | Movies | T.V. OTHER: Road Cams Copyright 2003 Ashland Daily Tidings 541.482.3456. 1661 Siskiyou Blvd., Ashland, OR 97520. Ottaway Newspapers, Inc. - Advertisers -