The United States Constitution; Higgledy-Piggledy?
Congress and/or the states should not have the power to prohibit the physical desecration of the United States flag or set criminal penalties for doing so. Firstly, this would abridge the first amendment's freedom of speech. Secondly, it would eliminate the principle of "inclusiveness" that the flag represents. Thirdly, it would create a situation in which the constitution would no longer be able to rise above political and popular extremes for the duration in which it was intended.
The first amendment was created by the founding fathers to secure the fundamental right of the freedom of speech, without fear of prosecution, whether that "speech" is popular or not. If flag desecration were prohibited, an American citizen would not have the opportunity to voice an ultimate non-violent message of disagreement about a U.S. government policy. At the core of our first amendment's right of freedom of speech, lies the philosophy that no......
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