Reply #2: What do you see as holy or untouchable about the star spangled banner?

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It was only adopted as the national anthem in 1931. Not as if it has centuries behind it. And it was adopted only thirteen years before Guthry wrote the song.

It's my belief that in these times of a nation just sick to death of war and in particular a war it never wanted and now realizes it was lied into, an anthem that glorifies war is no longer reflective of the national feelings.

But that's really beside the point. My intention was to suggest that at a time when a majority of the nation is opposed to all the trouble the republicans have caused us, the Democratic Party would do well to adopt a party song that glorified not war, but the beauty and splendor of our nation, and "This land is Your Land" certainly does that!

I believe that by adopting this song as the party's campaign song, any repuglican suggestions of "unpatriotic" and "unamerican" would be immediately disarmed. They simply couldn't raise such suggestions while we were singing to glorify our nation.

You may disagree, and that's your right.

The mention of replacing the Star Spangled Banner was just my personal opinion, and while it's a hope, it's certainly a forlorn hope as your posting points out.