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Webster Collegiate Dictionary U S Constitution
1,082 wordsBurning an American flag has often been a source for debate and it has been proposed to make the practice illegal through an amendment. In order for this Flag Amendment to be considered, according to the U. S. Constitution, it must be proposed by two-thirds vote of each house of Congress or by the national convention called by Congress at the request of two-thirds of the state. To become part of the Constitution, the amendment must be ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the states o...
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Trigger Locks Federally Funded
1,243 wordsWho do you want to become president of the United States of America? In this Report I am going to tell you who I want to become president and why. I will cover the beliefs of my candidate and myself. I will cover all of the issues in the presidential race. Lastly I will cover where my candidate stands in the race according to the states preliminaries. I will use different types of resources so that my candidates beliefs are correct. The issues in the presidential race are the concerns we the peo...
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United States Of America Flag Burning
1,397 words... merican public stand? Various polls indicate that 70 %- 80 % are in favor of the proposed amendment (Citizen's Flag Alliance). However, when informed as to the first Amendment implications of such an amendment, poll show that American opinions are more swayed and split their opinions at nearly 50 % (Fullwood). The main argument for the Flag Desecration Amendment is that the American flag is not just another piece of cloth (Citizen's Flag Alliance). The flag is proclaimed by supporters to be ...
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Flag Burning First Amendment
395 wordsThe first amendment says it's all right to express one's opinions as long as that opinion doesn't do any harm to others. Flag Burning, as the Supreme Court declared it, is protected underneath the first amendment whether you or I like it or not. That is a fact. If the majority believes it's unjust to this country then I suppose that they come up with a new amendment to declare flag burning unconstitutional. Until they do that, then flag burning will remain legal. I am not saying that burning our...
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Flag Burning American Flag
406 words&# 65279; Our right to protest can be conducted in many methods. By speech, by petition, by billboards, by sending letters, by holding up signs and walking around in circles, by televising concerns, by going on talk shows, radio shows, and even by burning the American Flag. Flag burning is only one of the many methods of negative expression. Today we debate over the American Flag, what does it stand for and what is it s value. First of all, what is a flag? A flag is a fabric used for symbolic pu...
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Flag Burning American Flag
532 wordsBurning of the flag The American flag is a piece of cloth that represents the United States of America. The burning of our flag has caused many controversies. Some citizens believe that burning the US flag should be banned no matter what the reason is. Others believe wave the right to burn the flag if we want to. The burning of the flag should not be banned for many reasons. One reason is that banning the burning of the our flag would be a violation of our freedom of speech. Gregory Lee Johnson ...
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Liberty And Freedom Flag Burning
978 wordsFlag Burning: A Crime Against America? Flag burning can be and usually is a very controversial issue with people. Many people believe that the American flag stands for something important and shouldn? t be destroyed in that manner. Others believe that flag burning is a statement that one should be able to make without major repercussions. Both sides have valid opinions and both sides state their case well. Although I am neither nor or against the burning of the flag, I believe the right should n...
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United States Supreme Court United States V
1,299 wordsFlag Burning can be and usually is a very controversial issue. Many people are offended by the thought of destroying this countrys symbol of liberty and freedom. During a political protest during the 1984 Republican Convention, Gregory Lee Johnson was arrested for burning an American flag. Years later in 1989, Johnson got the decision overturned by the United States Supreme Court. In the same year, the state of Texas passed the Flag Protection Act, which prohibited any form of desecration agains...
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Flag Burning Supreme Court
505 wordsFlag burning is absolutely not a valid form of political expression under the first amendment. Though the Supreme Court, in the case of Gregory Johnson, ruled that it was in fact constitutional to allow people to burn the flag, the evidence against this ruling is overwhelming. First, the first amendment does provide protection to demonstrators wishing to voice their political opinions vocally and symbolically, the amendment does not allow for the desecration of sacred objects such as flags, ceme...
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Freedom Of Expression Bill Of Rights
655 wordsDesecrating the Flag Throughout history, Americans have fought hard to gain independence and the freedoms that come with it. However, some choose to test the limitations of those freedoms. For some time, Americans have shown their disgust of the American government by burning flags, and even cutting them up to use as clothing. Although mocking the American government and the flag is disrespectful, revoking the right to do so would be a violation of freedom of expression, which is guaranteed by t...
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First Amendment Rights State Of Texas
1,224 wordsState of Texas vs. Johnson (1989) Justice Viveiros delivers the opinion of the court: Gregory Lee Johnson has been convicted of desecrating a flag in violation of Texas law; a conviction which questions ones guaranteed First Amendment, constitutional rights. Johnsons involvement in a political demonstration in Dallas, lead him to express his political concerns with the nations leaders and governmental policies. The State of Texas conviction of Johnson was carried out due to Johnsons conduct, a p...
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