Flag Desecration Act

First, wikipedia, not being the most credible source is still correct in their definition. Flag desecration does imply sacredness and with words of this sort, the aspect they are arguing that the symbol is sacred and needs to be protected because of this sacredness is a violation of the separation church and state. You say a country should have laws against it, but even without the outstanding constitution America has, lots of countries allow their citizens to burn flags. This isn't a debate about whether or not Americans SHOULD burn flags. This is a debate about the act, which restricts the rights you say the flag gives America. Flags don't give rights, they symbolize them. The constitution gives Americans rights and ridding us of that it so much worse then burning a symbol. People don't have to desecrate a symbol to prove a point, my argument is that they can. Again, with the child, I don't think people should flags. Words are more effective, but the simple truth is that the fact we that have that right to express ourselves, separates us from countries that do outlaw flag burning. Countries like China and the practices of the Soviet Union. Every country has a symbol. It not that symbol that you fight behind. It's what the symbol means: that Americans are free, that America should not be afraid of their own government because they give rights that they won't threaten to take away. That is the symbolism of the American flag. That is America. That you shouldn't be afraid to stand or fight behind that noble truth of justice: that all men(people) are created equal. As for your reply to my comments on the boy scouts, you basically repeated what I said. Boy scouts give respect, I concede that they do. And protesters, if they burn flags, take that respect away, I also concede to this. But the definition of arresting someone for burning a flag when millions use commercialized flag accessories and the boy scouts even burn a flag is SELECTIVE ENFORCEMENT. Why not arrest people who burn the flag in general? It goes to the state of mind of the person burning the flag. It says that because some people think one thing, you can arrest them for it and not arrest people who think another thing. If implemented the flag desecration act prohibits, just that, flag desecration which comes in many forms, some of which, are blatantly ignored. This going to the state of mind is exactly like judging someone for their race, gender, orientation, etc. This time you are doing for what they think and express that differs from one view of the debate. As for scaring people who stand behind flags or wear flags for the matter. I say, wear it with pride. Wear it, stand behind it, defend it for what it means: that liberty and justice and democracy are close to your heart, but closer is the idea of freedom. The idea that you can stand up and vouch for your beliefs, unafraid the government will jeopardize this. The level of rights America gives you is why you fight. And it's why I say we cannot prohibit any kind of expression that neither incites violence nor hurts people physically in an unconstitutional manner. And in closing I would just like to say this: that America's symbol isn't a flag. America's symbol is one of its citizens exercising their right to burn that flag. That is when you can call this the land of the free, when you can say proudly, you are American. I would like to point out you didn't respond to several of my arguements above, if you would like to take your third round to do this, be my guest, Thank you, so much, for this debate. It's been a good one.