The flag desecration amendment

[jahcs]

Rather, it may be being burnt in memory of the goals and ideals for which those men and women who HAVE carried the flag into battle sacrificed their lives, which may, in such a case, be perceived to have been lost.

With that being said, I reiterate: I don't burn flags.  I think that it is in bad taste.  However, that does not, to my mind, make it necessarily hateful; In this case, it seems to me that hate is all about intent.
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To poke fun at your argument: If I burn a flag because of this latest travesty by the Supreme Court it's ok. If I burn a flag because I hate the Supreme Court's latest decision it isn't.

I understand your argument and it is compelling and correct on many levels. Again, more evidence that a Constitutional Amendment isn't the correct course of action.

I stand ready to defend the ideals of this Nation. The flag is a symbol of those ideals. I regard an attack on the flag as an attack on those ideals. A protest is used to gain attention for your point of view on an issue. If your protest includes material regarded as hatefull by many folks, are you at fault? Life is full of unintended consequences.

EDIT: The key point of the cross burning Supreme Court verdict:

"We conclude that while a state consistent with the First Amendment may ban cross burning carried out with the intent to intimidate, the provision in the Virginia statute treating any cross burning as prima facie evidence of intent to intimidate renders the statute unconstitutional," the ruling said.

Substitute the word flag for cross and I still regard it as an attack on what I defend. ;)