the flag amendment
Burning 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 or by the conventions in three-fourths of the states. The framers of the Constitution purposely made it hard to put through an amendment for certain rational reasons. After reading several current issues on whether the Flag Amendment should be passed or not, I am standing strong on my belief that I feel the Flag Amendment is unnecessary. I am not one to say that I think it is morally right to burn the flag, but I think that it should be allowed for several reasons. Such reasons are for the disposal of an old worn-out flag, and for protesting the government. As stated by the U.S. Constitution in the first amendment, "Congress shall make no law...abridging the freedom of speech...and to petition the Government for a redress of grievanc
If the government goes so far as to give governmental license of the flag to the State only by passing this amendment, then I feel that they will be controlling the flag, when it is suppose to be a symbol of freedom. The Flag Amendment portrays the desire to force control on the American people, by neglecting their freedom of speech and expression and thus threatens to turn the flag into a symbol of repression. Those who favor the proposed amendment say they do so in honor of the flag, but in proposing to unravel the First Amendment, they desecrate what the flag represents, and what millions of Americans have died to defend. The word "flag" according to the Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary means "a piece of cloth or fabric of distinctive design that is used as a symbol, or decoration." I believe that if the Flag Amendment were to be passed then the government would make the flag the sole trademark of the State, making it available for use only by the government. However, some commercial advertisements like Tommy Hilfiger, and Ralph Lauren, uses the flag as their brand name and their trademarks. If the Flag Amendment passes, would these companies have to change their trademarks to oblige to the new Flag Amendment? I feel that if such commercial advertisers are using the flag as their brand name, then in a sense they are respecting the flag, not desecrating it. Flag Amendment supporters feel that the passing of the amendment will help to protect the flag that our veterans had fought for. However, according to the National Issues Forum Why A Flag Amendment? written by Jamin Raskin, Raskin points out that "there is no ep
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