Cracking the First Amendment Senate Daniel Inouye, who served in World War II stated his opinion on flag desecration as “[…] obscene, painful, and unpatriotic” (Babbington 1). Although everyone has their own opinion on flag desecration, it is insulting to someone who put their life on the line to protect and defend the rights of everyone. However, the Veteran also makes a point and “[…] believes [that] Americans gave their lives in many wars to make certain that all Americans have a right to express themselves, even those who harbor hateful thoughts” (Babbington 1). This caused major problems with society and what is considered ethical and unethical. Freedom of Speech is a highly debatable topic in America, and continues to cause controversy over how the First Amendment protects Freedom of Speech, and what freedom of speech is and is entitled to. Under the First Amendment it states that “Congress shall make no law […] abridging
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The act of flag desecration causes people to mistreat the flag any way they want, knowing that they will not get punished for doing it. Flag desecration has become a highly trendy topic in America Today. An extensive factor contributing to the public’s influence is social media. The media has been in favor of flag desecration because “Elsewhere in the United States people are stomping on the American Flag, burning the American Flag, and denouncing it as a racist symbol” (Glenn 1). Flag desecration has been happening since the late 1980’s but has seen an increase due to a recent trend on Facebook where numerous amounts of people would post videos of desecrating the flag and challenging their friends to do the same. The Supreme Court are debating whether or not to alter the First Amendment, or ban flag
The act of flag desecration causes people to mistreat the flag any way they want, knowing that they will not get punished for doing it. Flag desecration has become a highly trendy topic in America Today. An extensive factor contributing to the public’s influence is social media. The media has been in favor of flag desecration because “Elsewhere in the United States people are stomping on the American Flag, burning the American Flag, and denouncing it as a racist symbol” (Glenn 1). Flag desecration has been happening since the late 1980’s but has seen an increase due to a recent trend on Facebook where numerous amounts of people would post videos of desecrating the flag and challenging their friends to do the same. The Supreme Court are debating whether or not to alter the First Amendment, or ban flag