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. history (1). That

“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).

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 that desecrates the American flag. They are angry with the U.S., and if the U.S. displeases them even more by lessening their rights, the sort that is likely to do this will do it more often. In short, passing the amendment will actually increase incidences of flag burning.

Another reason this proposed amendment is not a good idea is that it could never be specific enough. Just what is a flag? Sure there are the cloth flags flying on flagpoles, but wha

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