Flag-Burning Amendment

The House has given its vote in favor of an amendment that makes it unconstitutional to burn the American flag. There are challenges speculated in the Senate, but I believe it will pass and follow ratification of 3/4 the states. I am not totally decided on this issue yet. I agree with illegalizing the act, but I'm not totally swayed with a constitutional amendment.

Allow me to explain...

Mark Levin swayed my opinion with his article at The Coroner:

"In 2003, in Virginia v. Black, the Supreme Court upheld by 5 to 4 a Virginia law banning cross-burning on public or private property. The Court reached this result by contending that such expression is a form of terror and intimidation. Just as cross-burning is a particularly henious form of speech, to many flag-burning is as well, but for different reasons."

I was for the right to burn the flag until I read this and realized that the burning of the flag is associated with hate-speech as is the burning of a cross. Though, I still feel as though the founding fathers did not have it in their intentions to prevent citizens from dissenting by use of private or public burning of the American flag. I'm sure I'll find a side on the issue. For now, I'll ride the fence.