The United States is trying to make it so that burning the flag is criminal behavior, to the point where you can be punished, but what they need to understand is speech Limiting the freedoms of the bill of right does not make us more patriotic, but threatens our core belief system. Limiting the freedoms of the bill of right does not make us more patriotic, but threatens our core belief system, and lastly Our democracy is strong because we tolerate all peaceful forms of expression, no matter how uncomfortable they make us feel or how much we disagree.
Initially, people dislike the idea of others disrespecting the nation when they do these acts, but contrary to that belief they are not disrespecting the nation at all. Instead they are respecting …show more content…
This after all is what separates a democracy from other political governments like a dictator ship. Many also argue that it is wrong because they are disrespecting what people in the service fought and died for, but in fact this was exactly the reason that those people fought for. As stated by Fulton, Sandra. “Burn the Flag or Burn the Constitution?” American liberties union. American Civil Liberties Union, 17 Feb. 2012. Web. 14 mar. 2017,” Limiting the freedoms of the bill of right does not make us more patriotic, nut threatens our core belief system” This is saying that if you restrict some of the rights of the American people then that is not being a good citizen or patriotic, instead it is destroying the exact thing that the US is based upon. Fulton, Sandra. “Burn the Flag or Burn the Constitution?” American liberties union. American Civil Liberties Union, 17 Feb. 2012. Web. 14 mar. 2017, they also stated,” Freedom cannot survive when those in power make …show more content…
“Flag Burning or Desecration.” American Civil Liberties Union. N.p.,n.d web. 16 march.2017. This article states,” “Our democracy is strong because we tolerate all peaceful forms of expression, no matter how uncomfortable they make us feel or how much we disagree.” This is true as regarding that an organization has been trying to stop legislation efforts and attempts to ban desecration of the flag as led by ACLU. This is a peaceful protest that may not agree with everyone point of view but we need to respect it. This should run the same for flag desecration because we need to respect this type of protest no matter how it might make us feel. The article also claimed,” Experience shows that the way to fight political expression with which one disagrees is not to outlaw it” This is why again and again throughout the future if there are attempts to restrict the protection of the first amendment there will be people who react quickly and forcefully. The article “Flag Burning or Desecration.” American Civil Liberties Union. N.p.,n.d web. 16 march.2017. also states,” Right to desecrate the flag is included in the Constitution’s protection of speech.” If this argument is always being fought and the same outcome occurs time after time then we should just learn to leave it and respect the first
Initially, people dislike the idea of others disrespecting the nation when they do these acts, but contrary to that belief they are not disrespecting the nation at all. Instead they are respecting …show more content…
This after all is what separates a democracy from other political governments like a dictator ship. Many also argue that it is wrong because they are disrespecting what people in the service fought and died for, but in fact this was exactly the reason that those people fought for. As stated by Fulton, Sandra. “Burn the Flag or Burn the Constitution?” American liberties union. American Civil Liberties Union, 17 Feb. 2012. Web. 14 mar. 2017,” Limiting the freedoms of the bill of right does not make us more patriotic, nut threatens our core belief system” This is saying that if you restrict some of the rights of the American people then that is not being a good citizen or patriotic, instead it is destroying the exact thing that the US is based upon. Fulton, Sandra. “Burn the Flag or Burn the Constitution?” American liberties union. American Civil Liberties Union, 17 Feb. 2012. Web. 14 mar. 2017, they also stated,” Freedom cannot survive when those in power make …show more content…
“Flag Burning or Desecration.” American Civil Liberties Union. N.p.,n.d web. 16 march.2017. This article states,” “Our democracy is strong because we tolerate all peaceful forms of expression, no matter how uncomfortable they make us feel or how much we disagree.” This is true as regarding that an organization has been trying to stop legislation efforts and attempts to ban desecration of the flag as led by ACLU. This is a peaceful protest that may not agree with everyone point of view but we need to respect it. This should run the same for flag desecration because we need to respect this type of protest no matter how it might make us feel. The article also claimed,” Experience shows that the way to fight political expression with which one disagrees is not to outlaw it” This is why again and again throughout the future if there are attempts to restrict the protection of the first amendment there will be people who react quickly and forcefully. The article “Flag Burning or Desecration.” American Civil Liberties Union. N.p.,n.d web. 16 march.2017. also states,” Right to desecrate the flag is included in the Constitution’s protection of speech.” If this argument is always being fought and the same outcome occurs time after time then we should just learn to leave it and respect the first