Do you think it is likley for a flag descreation amendment to pass soon?
In your opinion, do you feel it is likely a flag descreation amendment will be passed soon? explain your opinion...
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No. Most American's don't actually care that much. Amending the Constitution is a long and rather difficult process. People will lose interest and go on to other causes before such an amendment could be ratified by enough states.
Plus, honestly such an amendment is "unAmerican." You can't legislate respect. You can't force respect. We have freedom of expression here and the includes expression that is unpopular.
Now I think burning the flag is a stupid form of political protest, but freedom of expression means the freedom to be stupid too.
With the Democrats in charge? Are you kidding?
1984. Read the book.
Why would you want to pass something even the Founding Fathers would oppose? They felt freedom of expression was sacred. Hell, the Constition is DESIGNED by them to protect unpopular speech and expression because that's the first thing crushed by the majority.
They wanted people to have the freedoms that Britain was trying to quell.
You think no one burned a Union Jack back in the day? Before the revolution was won it was STILL technically "their" flag.
And, really, is there some flag burning epidemic going on that no one is aware of?
No. We don't mess with the constitution for symbolic reasons. Only to solve real problems. BTW, did you know that the prescribed way of disposing of a torn or soiled flag is to burn it? Here is a fun exercise, try to write a law prohibiting what you think amounts to desecrating the flag without also prohibiting what you think is proper conduct, while making the test objective. If you can do it you have done better than any state or federal legislature.
No, it is not a real issue. How many flags are burned every year? Have you ever witness one being burned?
No.
It is ridiculous. A flag is a piece of cloth.
It is merely a symbol, not a sacred document or religious icon.
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