Indiana Republican Proposes Bill to Fine Popstars $25 for Screwing Up The National Anthem /
With Indiana’s unemployment rate standing at nine percent (higher than the national average) and even more folks losing their homes and life savings, Indiana Senator Vaneta Becker (R-IN) has come up with a bright idea—let’s fine singers who mangle the National Anthem a measly $25. Huh? With so many things plaguing the American people, the only thing that this senator can think about introducing to the floor of the state Senate is a bill that would fine singers ashtray change (really? $25) for skipping or mangling the words to the Star Spangled Banner. Where they do that at?
"It’s not like we’re going after anyone’s ability to sing. It’s more that we just want them to respect the words and the tune as it was originally intended and we normally sing it," said Senator Vaneta Becker, who is proposing the bill.
Christina Aguilera famously mangled the words to the National Anthem during her live rendition of the song at 2011’s Super Bowl. But why do conservatives in this country treat the National Anthem as if it is a privilege to sing. Forgive me for being on my Malcolm X, but really? The land of the free? Well, as Americans we should be free to sing the song as we see fit. In the state of Massachusetts, a singer is fined $100 for singing the anthem with any “embellishments”—that’s code for singing it with any type of soul. Marvin Gaye caused an uproar in the conservative community when he performed this soul-stirring rendition of the song at the 1983 NBA finals:
And Christina Aguilera is no stranger to remixing the classic. Here she is at the NBA finals game, pairing the song with an accoustic hip-hop beat:
What’s the big deal about the National Anthem? Your thoughts?
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