The Constitution gives us the right to peacefully protest an action of our country. That is what we are doing. It does not give us the right to violently protest the foundation of our country. That is what the flag burners are doing. This is a values issue and the entire debate over values is centered on what we teach our children.
Flag burning is wrong, but what it teaches, is worse.
It teaches our children disrespect. It teaches that the outrageous acts of a minority are more important than the will of the majority. It teaches that our laws need not reflect our values. And It teaches that the courts, not the people, or the Congress, own the Constitution. Captain Miller's dying words to Pvt.