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Why do some people oppose an amendment to the US Constitution that would make flag burning or same-sex marriage illegal?
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∙ 11y ago
While these are two different issues entirely, the underlying principle for rejecting them is very similar. The United States has generally moved towards greater individual freedom and inclusion of all peoples - banning flag burning and same-sex marriage would by necessity reduce the freedom of people to either burn the US flag or marry a person of their choice that is the same gender as him/herself. The reasons put forth for a Constitutional amendment generally fall along the lines of "flag burning is anti-American" and same-sex marriage is "against God's will". Neither of these reasons is strong enough legally or historically to override the attendent loss of individual freedom.
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