Case Summary: The Case For Old Glory
The Case For Old Glory
What do you consider when you hear the words red, white, and blue? Do you naturally think about the flag of the United States of America? Our flag, as we probably see it today, is not the first flag with stars and stripes to be made. After the original thirteen colonies declared independence in 1776, Betsy Ross would sew the first U.S. Flag displaying the colors red, white and blue. The First Continental Congress on June 14, 1777, changed the shape of the stars from the circle pattern of the Ross design to the block shape we recognize today. Congress would give meaning to the colors of the flag in 1777. White would imply purity and innocence; red would be hardiness and valor; blue would become vigilance, perseverance …show more content…
So it's common that they surmise that desecrating the flag by setting it ablaze isn't right. Basically, they imagine that they are wearing the flag on their garments and slapping it on guard stickers all over the place is correct. Be that as it may, the legislature acts as though they have better things to do than to toss us behind bars for wearing Old Navy T-shirts or tossing out our patriotic paper plates and mugs after a fourth of July party or utilizing our flag stamped bathroom tissue. Should the legislature care more about what has been done to our national symbol? I think so. Screenwriter Aaron Sorkin of The American President movie and each one of those individuals who trust that setting the flag on fire is secured by the right to speak freely are correct. Our U.S. Flag Code ought to stick to how and when the flag is shown, not to promote a desecration. Others are stating that the image of our opportunity is more imperative than the flexibility it symbolizes—and that is not the American way. As Lee Greenwood sings in his song “God Bless the U.S.A.,” “I thank my lucky stars to be living here today, ‘cause the flag still stands for freedom and they can’t take that away”
What do you consider when you hear the words red, white, and blue? Do you naturally think about the flag of the United States of America? Our flag, as we probably see it today, is not the first flag with stars and stripes to be made. After the original thirteen colonies declared independence in 1776, Betsy Ross would sew the first U.S. Flag displaying the colors red, white and blue. The First Continental Congress on June 14, 1777, changed the shape of the stars from the circle pattern of the Ross design to the block shape we recognize today. Congress would give meaning to the colors of the flag in 1777. White would imply purity and innocence; red would be hardiness and valor; blue would become vigilance, perseverance …show more content…
So it's common that they surmise that desecrating the flag by setting it ablaze isn't right. Basically, they imagine that they are wearing the flag on their garments and slapping it on guard stickers all over the place is correct. Be that as it may, the legislature acts as though they have better things to do than to toss us behind bars for wearing Old Navy T-shirts or tossing out our patriotic paper plates and mugs after a fourth of July party or utilizing our flag stamped bathroom tissue. Should the legislature care more about what has been done to our national symbol? I think so. Screenwriter Aaron Sorkin of The American President movie and each one of those individuals who trust that setting the flag on fire is secured by the right to speak freely are correct. Our U.S. Flag Code ought to stick to how and when the flag is shown, not to promote a desecration. Others are stating that the image of our opportunity is more imperative than the flexibility it symbolizes—and that is not the American way. As Lee Greenwood sings in his song “God Bless the U.S.A.,” “I thank my lucky stars to be living here today, ‘cause the flag still stands for freedom and they can’t take that away”