Should flag burning really be protected under the Freedom of Expression part of the Constitution? Many are here to argue that it should or should not be. The American Flag stands for the citizens of the United States, it represents all that we are as a nation. I feel that burning or destroying the flag in any way is very disrespectful towards the people who fight for this country. People are free to express themselves in many different ways, why does it have to be by burning the flag? Whether flag burning should be protected or not began to be questioned in 1984 when a protester, Gregory Lee Johnson set an American Flag on fire. He was punished with a fine and a jail term. He appealed and the case was sent to the Supreme Court to decide whether …show more content…
Now what would you say if someone did not stand during the Pledge of Allegiance? Both of these have equal significance, these things are very meaningful to us. Americans live in a free country, you are able to walk around and do basically almost anything you want. Around the world people struggle to find their own voice, they encounter many hateful situations. So if I was to see an individual burning the flag I would think that they do not even deserve to be here. If someone does not appreciate the country they are living in, what gives them the right to live in the U.S? They do not realize the liberties they are receiving and how disrespectful burning the flag is. People fight for us every single day! They lose their lives while they are at it. These people do it for us, they fight so their families and the nation can live in a free country. Burning the flag should not be allowed at all, I myself believe that people should be criminally punished or fined for burning the American Flag. This is such an ignorant and hateful act. The only way to preserve the flag’s special role is to punish those who feel differently about these matters, or to persuade them that they are