Flag desecration

was with Tony Lorenza, the president of American Veterans for the Flag, who suggested allowing citizens the freedom to desecrate the flag will weaken it. A call that I listened to later stressed the same issue; should the flag amendment not pass the flag desecration would continue to weaken the flag. While I do not agree with this opinion, I understand why many may feel this way. The flag is a symbol of our freedoms, but the flag is a piece of cloth. It only has one purpose, to represent. Had our

act as a congressman and vote on the flag desecration amendment. This amendment was proposed to punish people that desecrated the flag by burning, spitting, walking on, or anything else that would belittle the flag. By doing this you learn to look at the many different viewpoints that were presented to you in the activity to try and sway your vote. These viewpoints includes those of people like William Cramer and Tony Lorenza that say by disrespecting the flag that it dishonors the thousands of men

Roshelle Grinberg                                                                        Due: December 3, 2010 Mr. Baldwin                                                E5X-09   That Flag Should Not Be Protected The United States is known for being ‘land of the free’, a nation with a Declaration of Independence, as well, as a Constitution protecting the rights of it’s citizens. Wars have been fought and many people have died so we could have the rights that present today. The freedom

should not be anywhere near the line of fire. The American flag is the fabric of our nation. The cloth of the land, that simple 3 colored polyester rectangle, has been fought for by millions of people. They weren't fighting for liberty and free speech in WWI, WWII, Vietnam. They were fighting for the flag that many of them were buried in. And yet, some people in your country enjoy burning it. The freedom to defend the flag from desecration by its enemies has been cruely removed. Our democracy is strong

Flag Desecration Should Be Outlawed   On August 22, 1984, Texas resident Gregory Lee Johnson was arrested for burning an American flag during a protest of the Republican National Convention.  Johnson had violated a Texas flag desecration law officially known as the Texas Venerated Objects law, which outlawed "intentionally or knowingly desecrating a national flag" (Goldstein 197).              Johnson took his case to

For some time, Americans have shown their disgust of the American government by burning flags, and even cutting them up to use as clothing. Although mocking the American government and the flag is disrespectful, revoking the right to do so would be a violation of freedom of expression, which is guaranteed by the First Amendment. Those who support the no-flag burning amendment argue that the United States flag is a special case. Because it would undermine the constitution and set a dangerous precedent

American flag desecration should be illegal to a certain extent because the American flag is an undying symbol of patriotism and freedom. However, protesting the flag is a protected form of speech and therefore any legislation or punishment developed that deems flag desecration a crime will have to be carefully analyzed and instituted with caution. The American flag is the most prominent symbol of American patriotism and the freedoms that we enjoy being American citizens. From the time Francis

The flag of the United States of America isn’t only just a piece of cloth, it is a symbol of hope and freedom that represents our entire nation and the brave men and women who serve to protect it. As American citizens, we must protect our flag from any harm. I love my flag, and the country that it represents, but I know as much as anyone that America isn’t perfect. That is why if I believe that something is wrong or needs to be changed in our country, then I can speak up, I can protest, I can make

The Flag is an honored and venerated symbol of a country. Epic wars were fought for this piece of fabric, such as the American Civil War, or World War Two. However, some people disrespect this, and “Take it too far” such as, physically destroying the flag, or desecrating the flag by burning it down into a pulp. This is currently illegal in several major countries. I believe that desecration of the flag is not permissible, and should stay illegal in the United States. First of all, the flag, obviously

protestors to burn or disrespect the flag, than to allow the government to repress our birth rights by banning desecration of the flag. Deemed offensive by many citizens, and a form of symbolic speech by others, the constitutionality of flag desecration has been in question since the late 1800s. Desecration of the United States flag is constitutional, as a form of symbolic speech and protected under the First Amendment, even though many citizens do find it offensive. The flag has been a symbol for the United