Flag Burning

In Congress's endless campaign to waste time, the House of Representatives has passed a proposal to amend the Constitution banning desecration of the United States flag. Why is Congress so obsessed with constitutional amendments lately? It would seem that if this Congress were to have it's way the Constitution would be as complicated as the tax code. And this business with banning the desecration of the flag is all rather pointless because those who would desecrate a flag will continue to do so anyway. Does anyone remember what happened the last time there was a constitutional ban on something? Prohibition and gangsters ring a bell? Here's a creative suggestion: Rather than taking away people's rights, how's about giving the rest of us the right to attack anyone that is desecrating a flag? This would be far more effective than any constitutional ban.