Explain why it was difficult to pass a constitutional amendment banning flagburning even though most Americans wanted to outlaw

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Ludmilka [50]

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Explain why it was difficult to pass a constitutional amendment banning flagburning even though most Americans wanted to outlaw

flag desecration

Advanced Placement (AP)

1 answer:

kiruha [24] · Answer 1 · 2022-08-31T12:01:08+03:00

Im pretty sure it’s.....

The Supreme Court rules that burning the American flag is a constitutionally protected form of free speech. A constitutional amendment that would have banned flag desecration failed to win the necessary two-thirds vote in the Senate, with only 51 Senators voting in favor of the amendment and 48 voting in opposition.