Gregory Lee Johnson's First Amendment Rights Of Freedom Of Speech

Gregory Lee Johnson apparently burned an American flag outside of the convention center. This was where the 1984 Republican National Convention was held in Dallas, Texas. According to Johnson, he had burned the flag to protest the policies of President Ronald Reagan. Johnson was arrested and then charged with violating a Texas statute that prevented the desecration of a honored object, including the American flag itself. If action such as this were likely to encourage any type of anger in others. A Texas court tried and convicted Johnson, he appealed, arguing that his actions for a “symbolic speech” protected by his first amendment. I am protecting Mr. Johnson tonight, on his First Amendment right of freedom of speech.
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