1) Johnson was participating in in the "Republican War Chest Tour."
2) The purpose of the "Republican War Chest Tour" was to protest the policies of the Reagan administration.
3) Of the 100 demonstrators, Johnson was the only one to be charged.
4) He was sentenced to one year in prison and a $2,000.00 fine. Then the case went further to the Supreme Court.
5) If he burned the flag as means of disposing it because it was worn or torn he would not have been prosecuted.
6) In the end, it was Constitutional to burn the flag as means of "free speech."
Questions:
1) How is burning something that people fought for Constitutional?
2) Has anyone tried a case against this one?
3) Were their any protest against this decision?
4) Is this law universal for all states or just allowed in Texas?
I also just wanted to say i think this is against everything the country stands for and that if not constitutionally, morally, he should not have gotten off.
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