Platt Amendment

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…

is unconstitutional as one cannot be punished solely because his or her thoughts are offensive (ACLU). Not all war veterans believe an amendment should be passed, either. When Congress was attempting to get a two-thirds majority vote for passing the amendment, two war veterans, John Glenn of Ohio, and Bob Kerrey, a Medal of Honor recipient, rejected the amendment. They stated that flag burners are no threat to the "fabric of America" (Pierce). This explains that not all war veterans believe…

Based on “What of this Goldfish Would you Wish”, “The American Flag Stands for Tolerance”, and my own experience, our relationships with others define who we are by showing what we are passionate about. In “What of this Goldfish Would you Wish?” By. Etgar Keret Yoni, a young man is intrigued in making a documentary so he can knock on doors and ask people what they would wish for if they had three wishes from a magical goldfish. Yoni is interested to examine the different answers and to document…

one of independence. The laws were changing in the United States; women’s groups, such as the National Women’s Party, were working to gain equal rights for women and they began achieving these rights piece by piece in this era. In 1920, the 19th Amendment was ratified thereby allowing women the right to vote. During this decade, there were astronomical changes to laws, education, and the job market for women that would essentially create a “new” American woman. The beginning of the 1920’s…

with the ratification of the 19th Amendment (Nineteenth Amendment (1920)) .However, the unity that those women once consolidated is now fractured. Since 1920, American women have been racing each other to defy social constructs and shatter glass ceilings. With the integration of women into male dominated workplaces, the subject of discrimination was breached. Those conversations led to the proposals of concepts like affirmative action and an Equal Rights Amendment, further polarizing working…

secular purpose. In Van Orden v. Peny, the Court granted the state of Texas the ability to display the commandments on public capitol grounds because of its importance in U.S. history. In the dissent in McCreary Justice Scalia argued the First Amendment granted the government the ability to erect such monuments as the Ten Commandments wherever the government wished because a majority of the population is monotheistic, and “cannot be reasonably understood as a government endorsement of a…

proper place in the educational system in the 1960s, but this quote describes exactly what permeated the minds of Americans at the time. It was conservatives against liberals, the United States against the Soviets, religion against secularism, First Amendment activists against anti-Communist crusaders and so on. Freedom from an established religion and the ability to freely exercise any religion of your choosing are cornerstones of American democracy. It has long been debated what exactly…

In the U.S. we are fortunate to live in a country that has a constitution that protects our freedom and rights as human beings. One important piece of the constitution is the first amendment which protects are religious freedom. The right to practice any religion is often taken for granted living here in the United States. We are fortunate that our government does not force a specific type of religion for to practice as citizens of this country. Our country should not be stereotyped to follow…

when we need to all agree on something. There are about four thousand five hundred religions out there and it will be hard for all of us to all agree on one specific topic. The first amendment of the united states constitution gives us all americans the freedom to practice any religion of our choosing. The first amendment states that “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free…

The question of a student’s expression of religion either by prayer or an assignment in a public school classroom creates a labyrinth of debate. Addressing this issue is like entering into Pandora’s Box, only to find Medusa there. The question is whose God or gods will help us resolve the dilemma of personal rights verses offenses. Will it perhaps be Zeus, Athena, or Perseus? Oh have I already offended someone? Could limiting my discussion to only the Greek god and goddesss cause a prolific…