Johnson and United States v. Eichman. In Douglas Kmiec 's article, he says, "The anti-flag outcome of both cases triggered widespread and sincere outrage on the part of the American public and equally insincere partisanship by some of its elected officials." A majority of American people strongly disagreed with the rulings in both cases and what the rulings were based upon. When the U.S. Supreme Court made their decision they did not take into consideration that without any form of communication accompanying the action of burning the American flag, there would be no need to allow the burning of the American flag legal using the first amendment. Lewis says, "Congress should have the authority to protect those things that are special to us as a people." The American flag is an important symbol to most nationalistic and patriotic Americans, so it should be
Johnson and United States v. Eichman. In Douglas Kmiec 's article, he says, "The anti-flag outcome of both cases triggered widespread and sincere outrage on the part of the American public and equally insincere partisanship by some of its elected officials." A majority of American people strongly disagreed with the rulings in both cases and what the rulings were based upon. When the U.S. Supreme Court made their decision they did not take into consideration that without any form of communication accompanying the action of burning the American flag, there would be no need to allow the burning of the American flag legal using the first amendment. Lewis says, "Congress should have the authority to protect those things that are special to us as a people." The American flag is an important symbol to most nationalistic and patriotic Americans, so it should be