Flag Burning: A Crime Against America? Flag burning can be and usually is a very controversial issue with people. Many people believe that the American flag stands for something important and shouldn’t be destroyed in that manner. Others believe that flag burning is a statement that one should be able to make without major repercussions. Both sides have valid opinions and both sides state their case well. Although I am neither nor or against …showed first 75 words of 978 total…

…showed last 75 words of 978 total…property, that is when action should be taken against you. If we take away this fundamental right to express ourselves and how we feel about our nation (in ways such as flag burning), we can no longer say that we live in a true country of liberty and freedom. The "land of the free and the home of the brave" no longer exists when our right to free speech, press and petition are taken away.