On June 21, 1989, a deeply divided United States Supreme Court upheld the rights of protesters to burn the American flag in a landmark First Amendment decision. The flag of our Great Nation is spat upon, burned and desecrated in all manner of disrespect and hatred, but the law remains that the First Amendment allows for this heinous mistreatment of Old Glory.įrom When the Supreme Court ruled to allow American flag burning
How many times have we heard about people burning and stomping on the American flag? And how many times have we heard that these people were arrested and incarcerated? Never? I think that is correct.
