Flag desecration

Amending the Federal Constitution is not as easy as it may seem to be. The framers of the constitution have made it the formal amending process very difficult. These individuals believed that they would be allowing a future revolution to occur if they were to make their document too rigid or even if they wrote it so that it could not be revised to suit future time. The framers wanted to create a firm basis for the exercise of governmental power. At the 1787 convention, George Mason noted that…

He burned the flag to protest the policies of the Reagan administration and some Dallas-based corporations. Many witnesses were offended, but none were injured or threatened. He was arrested and charged with violating a Texas statute that prevented the desecration of a venerated object, which included the American flag, if it was likely to incite anger in others. Johnson was convicted, sentenced to one year in jail…

In the How a Member Votes module, this simulation was based on the voting of “yay” or “nay” on a bill. The bill was about flag desecration, which Wikipedia defines as “a term applied to the desecration of flags or flag protocol, a various set of acts that intentionally destroy, damage or mutilate a flag in public.” Often, this action is intended to make a political point against a country or its policies. In this process, I voted “yay” to yay pass the bill. The reasons behind my decisions are…

“When we honor our flag, we honor what we stand for as a Nation - freedom, equality, justice, and hope.” - Ronald Reagan. The American Flag is the third oldest of National Standards of the world. It’s even older than the Union Jack of Britain and the Tricolor of France. The American Flag was first sanctioned by Congress June 14,1777. Since then June 14 has been deemed “Flag Day”. The American Flag was first flown at Fort Stanwix, which is now a site in the present city of Rome, New York, on…

The opinion and action of the majority and those in power do not cause controversy. It is the flag burners, the kneelers, the voices that go against the grain that are unpopular and are tried against what is protected free speech. Often, patriotism is tied into the reasons why people protest certain kinds of speech and actions. “He’s disrespecting the troops”, “Un-American”, “She’s trampling the flag”, “Un-American. Having perceived un-American speech is a crime in many. However, protecting the…

Burning of the Flag It is 2018 and the debate whether flag burning should be legal or illegal. Although opinions vary, the current law is that it is actually a legal action. Even though the issue seems to have a simple answer, people have been arrested for burning the American flag in recent years. There are three points I want to address in this essay which are the history of the debate, why the action of burning the flag should stay legal, and any counter arguments I know people may have…

the Federal Flag Protection Act of 1989 for burning American flags on the steps of the Capitol. In the Supreme Court case, Eichman and others argued that the Federal Flag Protection Act violated the First Amendment. Courts in Washington State and in the District of Colombia agreed, thus the United States government then appealed to the Supreme Court. As a result, the Courts decision stated that the government cannot prosecute an individual for burning a United States flag because flag burning…

the Parthenon’s hard and prolonged history. The author then provides some background knowledge, as the reader may not be as well learned about the topic as he is. Despite all the damage the Parthenon has gone through, Hitchens states that “one desecration and dilapidation [can be] ... partially undone.” To back this claim, he explicitly explains how the British stole the Parthenon…

Confederate Flag Controversy On July 9, 2015 a bill was presented to the House of Representatives asking that the use of the confederate battle flag be discontinued due to the fact that it represents only pain, torture, humiliation, and racial oppression (Congressional Bills and Votes 2013). This bill was presented in the wake of the Emmanuel 9 shooting in Charleston, South Carolina. Our elected officials along with some American citizens are calling for knee-jerk legislation instead of…

property. Texas vs. Johnson In 1984 a man named Gregory Lee Johnson burned a flag outside of the RNC (Republican National Convention) in order to protest the policies of President Ronald Reagan. Dallas, Texas has laws against ‘desecration of a venerated object’, but Johnson argued that his action was protected by the first amendment. The case was taken to the Supreme Court. The state of Texas made their case by saying that flag burning does not constitute “symbolic speech”, and that his…