A Nix in the Newspaper (but not me)

My grandfather's brother (my great-Uncle) was in the Provo Daily Herald today discussing his view of a constitutional amendment banning flag burning.

Personally, I think the amendment is an overreaction to a few instances of people being stupid. While people are generally stupid, I don't think preventing them from burning the American flag really does anything except make patriotic people feel good.

What the flag represents is more important than the flag itself. The last stanza of the National Anthem says, " And the star-spangled banner in triumph shall wave, O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave!"

Our land of the free and home of the brave are what should be protected at all costs, not a piece of fabric that only represents these things. The American flag is extremely important, but the freedom it stands for is much more important.