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We think that the Supreme Court got it wrong when it ruled that the First Amendment protects flag burning.(The Week)(Brief article)

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We think that the Supreme Court got it wrong when it ruled that the First Amendment protects flag burning. Setting fire to a flag is no more speech than nude dancing is. (How would you refute either "utterance"?) But there is no epidemic of burned flags, and it is reasonable to ask whether it is necessary to amend the Constitution to prohibit flag desecration. We would ...

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