Considering brave men and women have died for centuries on behalf of the Red, White, and Blue. Should there be a Constitutional Amendment banning American flag desecration?
2007-03-27 11:03:34 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Proud vet - 2 Iraq tours
2007-03-27 11:17:16 · update #1
Those brave men and women are fighting for America. They are *not* fighting for a scrap of cotton that was probably made in Taiwan. Indeed, some would say that those brave men and women are fighting for the right to burn your (frankly rather flashy and ugly) flag.
2007-03-27 11:07:39 · answer #1 · answered by completelysurroundedbyimbeciles 4 · 3⤊ 3⤋
None. It's a flag. A symbol. No, there shouldn't be a constitutional amendment banning flag desecration. This would limit freedom of expression, which is counter to the ideals embodied by the flag.
I don't like flag burning, either. I wouldn't stop anybody from doing it, though. It's their right, even if I don't agree with it.
Wasting Congress' time with a frivolous constitutional amendment distracts them from accomplishing important tasks.
You're putting the welfare of a piece of cloth ahead of the rights of real human beings. Our brave men and women haven't died for the flag. They died for their sons, daughters and families. They died to protect freedoms. They died for their homes. Hell, some of them died for oil. Oil is an important real-world issue. The flag isn't. It's just a symbol. An important symbol, yes, but it is of far less importance then the freedoms it represents.
2007-03-27 11:15:40 · answer #2 · answered by DiesixDie 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Why not just turn it into a game show?
You get 3 contestants to burn flags and spew anti-American rhetoric. Then, poll the audience to pick one of the following:
1 - Spray painting of the flag onto the contestant
2 - Cutting off their unemployment benefits
3 - Having them talk to a group of veterans,
To name a few....
Bonus Round - for continued spewing of hate -
1 - Releasing the hounds
2 - Deportation
3 - Dinner with Toby Keith
2007-03-27 11:10:50 · answer #3 · answered by MoltarRocks 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
No brave man or woman has ever died for the flag, which is a symbol. to say that to burn the flag means the same thing as burning our country is the stupidest thing anyone could say. The soldiers died for the country and the rights on which we stand and to protect them. A flag is a symbol. It's like saying you shouldn't burn a company logo that you work for. It doesn't make sense to ban such an act. Especially when it is the constitutional right to do such a thing that the soldiers die for.
2007-03-27 11:11:04 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 2⤋
A penalty for desecrating the flag would be based on emotion, not actual civil rights/liberties. If we limit free speech/expression, what is next?
I don't like people who do this either, but I know how to use a fire extinguisher. My personal expression of free speech; hose them down when you see it.
2007-03-27 11:13:14 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 0⤋
Well I 'll say this go ahead and ban it. And then as americans do in every case of things banned, they'll do it twice as much.
Remember in the 1980's the federal Government banned the display of confederate battle flags in america. How'd that work out???
2007-03-27 11:09:45 · answer #6 · answered by ? 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Supreme Court says no.
I am much more concerned about rebuilding New Orleans. Leaving it screwed up says way more than burning a flag.
2007-03-27 11:10:37 · answer #7 · answered by guy o 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
There should be no such amendment....
I oppose burning the flag and I think that those that do it are insensitive and wrong....
But......If we truly believe in freedom and in the first amendment to the constitution than we need to protect freedom.....PERIOD.
Burning the flag harms only feelings....and I believe that even the most right wing folks would say that the government should not get involved in laws to protect people's feelings....
2007-03-27 11:10:35 · answer #8 · answered by Dave K 3 · 2⤊ 3⤋
YES ! YES ! and YES !
I served my country in the military for 28 years and I have served my state for 10 years; and when I see this happening on the streets of our own country - It makes me boil !
I would say about 10 years per offense would do just fine- or turn the offender over to a bunch of vets who fought for the flag that repesents our great country.
2007-03-27 11:13:17 · answer #9 · answered by RLMccave 1 · 2⤊ 3⤋
I served my country proudly in the Persian Gulf 59-61 ,aboard the USS VALCOUR AVP 55.I'm a patriot and I say deport a individual to his choice of Muslim country.
My country tis of thee sweet land of liberty of thee I sing.etc.
2007-03-27 11:15:37 · answer #10 · answered by pretzgolf 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋