American Flag Vs. The First Amendment
In America, we are founded upon the rules and guidelines provided by our Constitution, but those rules and guidelines are constantly open to your own interpretation. When certain conflicts arise, we turn to our Constitution for admonition. But where do the provisions of our Constitution end? In the articles “Texas v. Johnson: Majority Opinion” and “American Flag Stands for Tolerance”, the issue of whether or not the First Amendment allows for people to use the burning of the American flag as a form of protest—but one does it better than the other. In my opinion, Texas v. Johnson does a better job at arguing their point. Though both articles agree that the First Amendment does cover the burning of the American flag by means of protest, American