ndly respect that flag hanging from a pole and to pledge out allegiance to it without even knowing what it truly is. It has been tradition for at least three generations. People who have been prisoners of war or people who fought for this country have a reason to respect it so much. The have fought long and hard for what we have and respect it. Some of our generation doesn't realize how lucky we have it. A child of this generation could debate how good and pure and wonderful this country is and could show you how we have had our liberty and freedom taken away to the point that we really don't have any. True, we have had our freedom limited a bit, but that is only for the protection of ourselves from one another and from the government. As far as flag burning goes, people of this generation and other generations, have a right to show how they feel about what's going on in this country. They feel that this county is doing something wrong and that is how they choose to express their grievance. The first amendment to the Constitution states that "Congress should make no law. . .abridging the freedom of speech or of the press, or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances." So according to that document, we have the right to get together peacefully and petition or rally or group together to try to get the government to listen. Sometimes it takes as much as burn

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Approximate Word count = 961
Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)