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Pros And Cons Of Burning The Flag

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While some people believe burning the flag isn’t tolerable, others disagree. According to the First Amendment, you have the right of freedom of speech. When you burn a flag, that can be considered a way of expressing your feelings. Some believe that “burning the flag is such a powerful form of communication.” Burning the American Flag shouldn’t result in punishment. “Dallas police arrested Gregory Lee Johnson for burning an American Flag outside the 1984 Republican National Convention.” Although the Supreme Court decided that burning the flag was legal, other citizens strongly disagreed with this. I believe that Johnson was only arrested because people protested for him to be arrested. In Texas v. Johnson Majority Opinion, Brennan states
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