Flag Desecration Amendment

convention was taking place in Dallas in 1984 where Gregory Lee Johnston participated in a political demonstration of which an american flag was burned as a sign of symbolic language. He was then charged on a Texas criminal statute that forbids the desecration of venerated objects that included but not excluded to monuments,places of worship or burial, or a state or national flag “in a way that would offend one or more persons likely to observe or discover his action”. This lead to him being…

1. When Eichman burned American flags on the steps of the U.S. capitol he violated the Flag Protection Act of 1989, which states “it is a crime to deface, damage, or otherwise physically mistreat an American flag in a way […] persons likely to observe or discover this action. The Act proscribes conduct that damages or mistreats a flag without regard to the actor’s motive, his intend message, or the likely effects of his conduct onlookers.” 2. There are some people who are very patriotic, and…

someone burn the flag sickens me. It provokes feelings of anger and disgust. But punishing citizens for using their personal property to express their personal views violates the very ideas that animate our constitution with meaning.” People are affected from unpatriotic people in direct and indirect ways. A citizen could be made an example of by a single individual who simply is upset with our country. For example, Armstrong Williams says, “Chabot has a point. Watching someone burn the flag…

Analysis: In the short film "CASTELLO CAVALCANTI" by Wes Anderson, everything is taken in a scene where is in an Italian village. The setting is filmed around that area, never film in elsewhere. The cinematography of this short film is Darius Khondji, who got many international awards and nominations. There are a lot of repeating camera movement and camera position are used in the film for example the pan and the eye level shots. The whole film has a rich color of red and yellow, the setting…

Both articles describe the situation of the flag burning by Gregory Lee Johnson was a criminal act that should be penalized for, but the text of each of them explain their own opinionated answer on why so. The Texas vs Johnson Majority Opinion’s tone was more analytical, however, the editorial’s tone was a thoughtful and virtuous. Firstly, Texas vs Johnson, Majority Opinion article explicates the court case of Johnson about the burning of the flag in analytical tone. “We submit that nobody can…

The burning of the American flag is one of the biggest controversies that has been going on for years, whether it's an act of defiance and rebellion or if it's your right as freedom of speech. There has been multiple events where the act of burning of the flag has been involved and riots and violent outbursts followed soon after. In 1989 there was a case which 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…

president-elect is a very strong supporter of the First Amendment, but there's a big difference between that and burning the American flag." The supreme court has ruled that it is legal to set flame to the American flag in two different instances. Congress has tried to change this but has been unsuccessful multiple times. Although setting flame to the United States flag is protected by the First Amendment, it should not be allowed because the American flag is sacred, it is illegal, and…

Freedom of speech is a right that is granted to all American citizens, but even though it is a right in the first amendment many people take it for granted and some take it too far. The Phelps family are of those who took their right of freedom of speech and used it in a negative way. The Phelps family are the founders of the Westboro Baptist church, yet their practice of religion has nothing in relation to common Baptist churches. The Phelps family practice a rather negative form of protesting…

American. What does being American really mean? To my friend, Andriy from Ukraine, it means to be a little lazy. He told me how he sees American students complain about the amount of work they get, then half don’t even do that work. He told me that the students rather just spend time at home watching Netflix. Because that binge watching American Horror Story is more important than getting your PHD. Right? American. A student council camp I went to this summer theme is to have GUSTO! GUSTO, to…

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