2Nd Amendment Essay

and to do that to it. It was also wrong because it was in a public place. But if some people would agree with Johnson because they believe that it was his freedom of speech. The reason that the court couldn’t do anything was that it was the First Amendment. It was wrong that Johnson burnt the flag and that it means freedom and symbolizes unity and to do this it means that Johnson wouldn’t have cared that people died serving in the army. Even if he would have known that he is still disrespected…

a fine of two thousand dollars. However, this was not the ned as he appealed this case to the supreme court as he felt that it was well with his rights to burn a flag as the first amendment protects him.…

The first amendment protects freedom of speech, but does it give somebody the right to burn the flag? Gregory Lee Johnson was sentenced one year in prison and was fined $2,000 for burning the U.S flag at a convention in Dallas in 1984. The Texas vs. Johnson case was taken to Supreme Court and the court has determined that burning the flag is a criminal offense, they also had to prove how it isn’t related to the first amendment, and how prohibiting the desecration of the flag was narrowly…

ruled it as apart of the first amendment, granting it as your freedom of speech. This lead half of America in an uproar because they believed the burning of the American flag is disrespectful to everyone who has fought for the freedom that they have today. Their argument is that it may be your freedom of speech, but people died to give you that freedom. According to the Texas v. Johnson supreme court case, the burning of the American Flag is apart of the first amendment. As of 1989 it is a…

First Amendment they all show great key examples of where diversity stood, but everyone listened and worked together to accept that. If you are unfamiliar with Texas Vs. Johnson it's an article dealing with this situation that was brought to the supreme court's attention. Texas wanted to lock up Mr.Johnson for burning the American Flag. “The way to preserve the flags special role is not to punish those who feel differently…

Burning the Flag of the United States of America The First Amendment gives people the right to do the most unbelievable outrageous things and get away with it. Under the United States Constitution, the First Amendment states, “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances…

Unpatriotic people have been around for decades. People have always rebelled against governments, whether the government is in the wrong or not. When these unpatriotic acts occur, something bad usually follows whether it be a riot or an individual feeling sick because of the actions of an individual. As Armstrong Williams states, “Chabot has a point. Watching someone burn the flag sickens me. It provokes feelings of anger and disgust. But punishing citizens for using their personal property to…

occurred in the 1920s for women regarding politics, labor, and appearance. A major event for women during the 1920s was the passing of the Nineteenth Amendment. On August 18, 1920, the Nineteenth Amendment was ratified; this gave women to right to vote (“19th Amendment”). Tennessee was the deciding factor on the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment. Harry Burns cast the final vote that granted women voting rights.…

We walk through the hallways at school and streets on the block everyday, constantly discriminating against the decisions of those around us. We view traits such as, what someone chose to wear today or how organized someone is and we hold them to it, without full understanding as to why a person may have done this. Within the excerpts: "What of This Goldfish Do You Wish" written by Etgar Keret (Page 3-8), "Texas v. Johnson Majority Opinion" written by William J. Brennan (Page 15-17), and…

The Dissenting Opinion Can Gregory Lee Johnson go to jail and be a criminal for burning the American Flag. Gregory Lee Johnson and others protesters marched through the streets of Dallas, Spray-painting building’s and causing others property damage. Johnson doused an American flag in Kerosene and set it on fire. It was a criminal offence in Texas federal law. Argue that the right to burn the American flag is fundamental to the first Amendment’s guarantee of freedom of speech. The Supreme Court…