Supporters of this proposed amendment must certainly believe that flag desecration is a rampant crime since they wish to change our Bill of Rights for the first time in over two hundred year. However, these people are wrong. Approximately two hundred incidences of flag desecration in the United States have been reported in U.S. hist

"While serving in Vietnam, I never once heard one of my fellow Marines say they were they're protecting the flag. Putting the pretty face of protecting the flag on the unforgettable, unspeakable abomination of combat seems to trivialize what my fellow veterans and I experienced," said Gary May, a Vietnam veteran (2).

I believe that the idea of protecting our flag at eh sake of our freedom and rights is wrong. Passing this amendment will increase incidents of flag desecration. The flag is difficult to define and desecrations are unlikely, and therefore this amendment would accomplish little. The flag is not liberty, it stands for it, and if we pass this amendment we surely are contravening upon the liberty and rights that all Americans expect and deserve.

ory (1). That works out to about one person per year. Do we really wan to change the sacred document that is the Bill of Rights for one person a year? One must also consider the sort tha

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