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:2. '''Burning the flag shows flagrant disrespect for the country.''' When a person burns a flag, it sends out a message to the people that this person does not like the country or the principles it was founded on. It is extremely offensive not just to the people, but to the country itself.
:2. '''Burning the flag shows flagrant disrespect for the country.''' When a person burns a flag, it sends out a message to the people that this person does not like the country or the principles it was founded on. It is extremely offensive not just to the people, but to the country itself.
Arguments against the Flag Desecration Amendment are made by liberals, several veterans<ref>{{cite news |title= VETERANS AGAINST FLAG-BURNING AMENDMENT|url=http://thinkprogress.org/veterans-against-flag-burning-amendment/}}</ref>, and other groups thereof. Some arguments made are:
Arguments against the Flag Desecration Amendment are made by liberals, several veterans,<ref>{{cite news |title= VETERANS AGAINST FLAG-BURNING AMENDMENT|url=http://thinkprogress.org/veterans-against-flag-burning-amendment/}}</ref> and other groups thereof. Some arguments made are:
:1. '''The Amendment would restrict people's freedom.''' Burning a flag in protest is indeed disrespectful to the country, but the prohibition of it would disrespect freedom.
:1. '''The Amendment would restrict people's freedom.''' Burning a flag in protest is indeed disrespectful to the country, but the prohibition of it would disrespect freedom.