Nothing sacred

From a New York Times editorial concerning Congressional efforts to pass an amendment to the Constitution banning the burning of the American flag:

In reality, of course, the Stars and Stripes are in no urgent need of protection from scruffy match-wielding protesters. The Senate has been debating the flag issue on and off for years — ever since the Supreme Court's 1989 decision holding, quite properly, that flag-burning, however offensive it may seem, is constitutionally protected free speech. The amendment's return — just in time to distract voters from G.O.P. failures on more pressing fronts — might be dismissed as a bad joke except for two things: an intense lobbying campaign on its behalf by the American Legion, and the fact that no lawmaker relishes taking a stand that might be portrayed as unpatriotic, especially in an election year.

Is nothing sacred to the Repugnacants?