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. Johnson's

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 Johnson's conduct, a physically expressive act,

rather than a written or spoken one and based on two criteria: a

responsibility to preserve the integrity of the flag representing the

strength, pride and unity of our nation and whether Johnson's actions

threatened societal order and peace. Both criteria, which serve as the

basis for Gregory Lee Johnson's conviction, have been explored in

depth, and this court concludes the following...

Johnson's form of political expression did not cause societal

disorder or disrupt the peace. There were no violent outbreaks, either

verbal or physical, from members of Johnson's protest, or other

citizens, who may view flag burning as a distasteful, ungrateful, slap

evidence that Johnson's actions have threatened societal order and

The State's conviction is therefore unjust, based on its claim

symbol as a sign of their concerns. Therefore, it is this courts

to preserve the integrity of the flag must still be discussed.

permissible deed, within the boundaries of the law. The State is

used as a symbol for everything great about America, it is the right

more drastic approaches of protesting government. Johnson can not be

having a drastically negative impact on American society.

show, order and peace necessary aspects of a stable, powerful nation

The State's conviction of Johnson, based on a responsibility

pride and unity without consequences, then the State has concluded

Johnson's intentions with no evidence, only expressing concerns of the

preserving the symbolic meaning of the flag, is contradictory in

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