Amendments Quote by Larry Craig

Worrying that banning flag desecration would inhibit free speech reveals a misunderstanding of the flag's fundamental nature.

— Adrian Cronauer

If the flag needs protection at all, it needs protection from members of Congress who value the symbol more than the freedoms that the…

— Jerrold Nadler

We have a First Amendment right to burn the flag as symbolic speech. The Constitution protects that right. To spend time and effort on…

— Deborah K. Ross

Being a gay American, I know what it means to look at the flag and not have it protect all of your liberties.

— Megan Rapinoe

It is the will of the American people that we have a right to protect our flag and this can only be accomplished by…

— Adrian Cronauer

If we set the precedent of limiting the First Amendment, in order to protect the sensibilities of those who are offended by flag burning,…

— Edward Kennedy

The relevant part of the First Amendment here prohibits the making of any law, quote, "abridging the freedom of speech." And it's pretty well-established…

— Laura Sydell

Flag desecration is not a constitutional issue for the courts. It is a political one that belongs to the people.

— Larry Craig

Don’t waive your rights with your flags,

— Sage Francis

In the U.S., free speech and the press are protected by the First Amendment. It has a clarity unmatched by modern legislators and declares…

— Jacob Rees-Mogg

Government censorship of speech with which it disagrees not only violates the First Amendment, but is antithetical to the American system, which posits that…

— Bill Hagerty

The Constitution, in addition to delegating certain enumerated powers to Congress, places whole areas outside the reach of Congress' regulatory authority. The First Amendment,…

— Clarence Thomas