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This 8 page paper discusses flag burning and its protections under the First Amendment, and argues that it must remain a protected form of protest. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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listed below. Citation styles constantly change, and these examples may not contain the most recent updates. Flag Burning and the First Amendment Research Compiled for The
Paper Store, Inc. by K. Von Huben 5/2010 Please Introduction Discussions about burning the flag can turn into emotionally-laden rants in
which nothing is resolved and people become progressively angrier. In order to address the issue, taking a strictly legal approach can help by removing emotion from the equation. This paper
argues that burning the flag is protected as free speech by the First Amendment, and any attempt to make it illegal is a grave impingement on civil liberties and should
not be considered. Discussion As noted, flag burning is an emotional issue. Even those most adamantly opposed to any punishment for such an act get a twinge of discomfort when
they see the countys symbol go up in flames. That is part of the problem: the flag is a symbol In actual fact, a flag is a piece of cloth
with a particular pattern on it that designates it as belonging to one nation or another. It is the people who give it meaning; they have carried it into battle,
draped it over the coffins of the dead, and raised it high over public builds and monuments. It is perhaps one of the most effective pieces of propaganda ever devised
by any government, and its fair to say that citizens of each and every country feel the same way about their nations banner. The English love the Union Jack every
bit as much as Americans love the Stars and Stripes; the Germans love their flag; the Italians theirs, and so on. It is the symbol of nationalism and as such
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