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:2. '''Flag burnings are rare.''' The number of flag burnings in the United States is rare, with only 45 cases of it in US history.<ref>{{cite news |title=Alter: Flag Burning Ban is a Bad Idea|url=http://www.newsweek.com/id/52498}}</ref> The number of flag burnings have generally been non-existent in recent years, especially because of the new wave of patriotism that came after [[9/11]]. The number of incidents in 2003 were six, in 2004 three, and 2005 twelve, most being cases of vandalism.<ref name="burn">{{cite news |title=Burn, Baby, Burn|url=http://www.alternet.org/rights/38254/}}</ref>

:2. '''Flag burnings are rare.''' The number of flag burnings in the United States is rare, with only 45 cases of it in US history.<ref>{{cite news |title=Alter: Flag Burning Ban is a Bad Idea|url=http://www.newsweek.com/id/52498}}</ref> The number of flag burnings have generally been non-existent in recent years, especially because of the new wave of patriotism that came after [[9/11]]. The number of incidents in 2003 were six, in 2004 three, and 2005 twelve, most being cases of vandalism.<ref name="burn">{{cite news |title=Burn, Baby, Burn|url=http://www.alternet.org/rights/38254/}}</ref>

:3. '''It would put the country at par with the totalitarian regimes of other countries.''' Some countries that have bans on flag desecration include China, Cuba, Iran, and North Korea. The people who make this argument believe that the proposed Amendment would lower the United States to their levels, though many democratic countries such as France, Germany, and Italy also have bans on flag desecration.<ref>{{cite news |title=For Which It Stands - The New Yorker|url=http://www.newyorker.com/archive/2006/07/03/060703ta_talk_hertzberg}}</ref>

:3. '''It would put the country at par with the totalitarian regimes of other countries.''' Some countries that have bans on flag desecration include China, Cuba, Iran, and North Korea. The people who make this argument believe that the proposed Amendment would lower the United States to their levels, though many democratic countries such as France, Germany, and Italy also have bans on flag desecration.<ref>{{cite news |title=For Which It Stands - The New Yorker|url=http://www.newyorker.com/archive/2006/07/03/060703ta_talk_hertzberg}}</ref>

:4. '''The wording in the Amendment is too broad.''' Because the Amendment prohibits ''desecration'' of the flag, the word could mean anything, from Boy Scouts burning it in respectful retirement to blowing one's nose on a handkerchief that had the flag imprinted on it. The word "flag" is also vague, because it could also mean anything from a drawing to an imprint on a T-Shirt.

:4. '''The wording in the Amendment is loose.''' Because the Amendment prohibits ''desecration'' of the flag, the word could mean anything, from Boy Scouts burning it in respectful retirement to blowing one's nose on a handkerchief that had the flag imprinted on it. The word "flag" is also vague, because it could also mean anything from a drawing to an imprint on a T-Shirt.

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