Constitutional Ban on Flag Desecration

This is for a AP US History Project, mostly pulled off the night before. The music is Mascagni's intermezzo from "Cavalleria Rusticana". I'm not above using cats. Matt, im sorry if i spelled your last name wrong.

Category:

News & Politics

Tags:

• Constitutional
• Ban
• Flag
• Desecration
• Xlegiofalco
• Desu

[xlegiofalco]

I don't think I am making my position clear, I don't care much for the legality and constitutionality of the act of flag burning. I care about the less than 1% of our society-- marines, seamen, soldiers and airmen who for centuries have shed their blood for the meaning of the flag. It is with great disgust that I watch people, knowing the full history of sacrifices that our servicemen and women have made on behalf of their nation, burn the effigy that represents their passion.

[xlegiofalco]

The problem with symbolism is that you can force anything to "mean" anything you want. Wouldn't one agree it would be wrong of someone under the guise of freedom of speech to go to or near an elementary school and put up a huge poster of a naked woman-- "meaning" to express one's outrage at current fashion? If this is wrong, then how is it different to burn the flag of the US and claim it "means" going against a war? Freedom of speech does not entail lack of accountability for what you say.

[Steinway101]

Flag desecration IS protected by the first amendment, it is symbolic speech and a form of protest (and it does not infringe upon anyone else's rights). Flag desecration is used as a form of protest. The flag represents the current government of the U.S. And when one has a problem, for example, with the current war then one has the constitutional right to protest through burning a flag. Just to clarify, not supporting a war, does not in anyway mean that one does not support the troops.

[xlegiofalco]

Its legal currently, I'm arguing whether if its just or not, and if not, change the Constitution- the legal foundation and value system from which all jurisdiction in the US is derived- to reflect this act as a crime. Your intent for burning the US flag does not change the fact that you are burning the effigy that represents the unique Constitution (US) which provides for your right to initially protest. Its like burning a cat in protest- it doesn't make sense if its not equitable to the crime

[Deano4576]

Desecration

what does it mean

[xlegiofalco]

*wikipedia*---Desecration is the act of depriving something of its sacred character -- or the disrespectful or contemptuous treatment of that which is held to be sacred by a group or individual.

[ThereAreNoUnionThugs]

its a flag of war from LA to Vietnam

it desecrates itself each time the air-force drops a bomb

So burn it stomp it tear it up at least hang it upside down

tie it to your foot and drag it on the ground

let everybody know how many lives are gone

cause of idiots who said my country right or wrong

"The greatest responsibility of every patriotic citizen is to question all forms of authority"

-Benjamin Flanklin

[shardakar]

@xlegiofalco

As Penn and Teller put it, What if we burn the flag, not in protest, but in celebration of the very freedoms that allow us to burn the flag?

[fontanaman13]

Personally I think flag burners are disgusting pieces of garbage! However, they have the right to burn the US flag!!! The flag symbolizes freedom and the first amendment!  That is something that nobody can burn!

[dyad2r1]

Absolutely NOT. If this boondoggle were passed, it would amend the 1st Amendment to erode the free speech protections of all of us. Thousands of American men and women have laid down their lives to ensure our precious freedoms. To do this would be to spit on their graves. If you want to chip away at others' freedoms, your own will follow, just as night follows day. The only antidote to too much freedom is MORE freedom. And BTW, I'm a Conservative.

[krzintegraboi]

if someone took my fathers flag and burned it to say they ar protesting a war i will probably try to hurt them to near death. all the mongrels that want to burn our countries flag need to leave this great land to any other country of your choosing and will be banned to enter this nation ever again.

[theamazingplant2]

@BloodRain123 if you were actually cherokee, you would know you are not from india,but rather U.S native(Native American) you dumbass troll!

[AtomicN]

Falg desecration accomplishes something. Its kinda iron really.

[axb975]

Youre comparing apples and oranges. The flag is symbol of speech. After 9/11, eveyone bought a flag and hung it up.This was an act of speech protected by the first amendment. We spoke to the terrorist by showing pride thru our flag. But you cant have it both ways. If someone is pissed at our country, what better way is there to symbolize that? Thats why this issue gets people pissed off. thats the whole intention of burning the flag, to get politically noticed.