Okay, it's a little inflamatory, I know. But there is a method to my madness.
The flag is a symbol. It is merely a piece of cloth which represents the freedoms of our nation. We respect the flag because we have the right as Americans to express our outrage, even if that expression is destroying the symbol of our government. Isn't that what all those soldiers fought and died for? Isn't that the truest expression of our belief in the American Way, allowing expression we might find offensive?
Now the "people" who are supposed to represent us are ramming through another try at criminalizing this expression of dissent. They will circumvent the precedents set by SCOTUS with a Constitutional Amendment. It, as ever, will sail through the House and stands a good chance of making it through the process this time. We who value what the flag is supposed to represent should be outraged.
The question we need to ponder is: Isn't the flag only worthy of such respect because it represents the right of unfettered free expression?
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