should an amendment be passed to prevent people from burning the american flag? yes or no and why?

Answer 1

It is currently not against the law. The Supreme Court in the late 1980s ruled that burning the flag was protected as free speach.

In my opinion, it should stay that way. Yes, the flag is a national symbol, but that national symbol represents the right to freely express yourself, including expressions that a majority of Americans may not agree with. Our Constitution was written to protect everyone's speech and opinion, not just those of the majority.

If this passes, what prevents Congress from passing similar amendments. Maybe ones that prevent people from disagreing with their opinions or the opinions of the president.

Also, in my opinion, Congress has bigger things to worry about than preventing a very rare activity from happening; such as national security, national debt, fixing Social Security, or their own ethics.

Answer 2

Absolutely not. Our politicians have more important things to do and better ways to spend their time then to pass a purely symbolic amendment to the constitution which also happens to be a flagrant infrigement on our rights to free speech as Americans.

It would essentially be passing an amendmant that was at odds with an already existing amendmant: The First, which grants us our right to free speech.

Because their reasoning for thinking of passing such an amendmant has everything to do with the prevention of people wanting to make a statement, its the very first step towards continuing a campaign to take away individual rights one solitary incident at a time. It would be the precedent set for banning future rights protected by the first amendment as well as an enormous waste of taxpayer money and time.

Answer 3

I think it would be more beneficial to continue to educate people, especially children and young adults, about the meaning behind the flag. There is enough flag-burning in other countries, and if we passed an amendment here it wouldn't stop foreigners from doing what they want, still. I kind of think there should be more leeway on using flag-insignia on clothing (respectful and in taste).

Answer 4

It is already against the law.