Posted on Jun 11, 2021
When Supreme Court Justices Have Disagreed About the American flag - National Constitution Center...
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On June 11, 1990, the United States Supreme Court ruled in United States v. Eichman they the law prohibiting desecration of US flag unconstitutional. From the article:
"Congress responded to the Court’s decision by passing a federal anti-flag burning law called the Flag Protection Act of 1989. But in 1990, the Supreme Court also struck down that law as unconstitutional in United States v. Eichman.
“If there is a bedrock principle underlying the First Amendment, it is that the Government may not prohibit the expression of an idea simply because society finds the idea itself offensive or disagreeable,” wrote Justice Brennan, citing Johnson."
"Congress responded to the Court’s decision by passing a federal anti-flag burning law called the Flag Protection Act of 1989. But in 1990, the Supreme Court also struck down that law as unconstitutional in United States v. Eichman.
“If there is a bedrock principle underlying the First Amendment, it is that the Government may not prohibit the expression of an idea simply because society finds the idea itself offensive or disagreeable,” wrote Justice Brennan, citing Johnson."
When Supreme Court Justices Have Disagreed About the American flag - National Constitution Center...
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I've always viewed flag burning here or abroad as ultimately a victory for Capitalism; someone had to buy the flag....
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i don't personally agree with it but i swore an oath to defend the rights of those who do
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