Americas Constitution essays

America's Constitution essays Americas constitution, as epic and infallible as it may seem, now seems to give too much freedom to some people. As absurd as it sounds, I believe people can have too much freedom. What is the constitution anyway but a system of laws used to control the people? I think that by stating that people are free in this nation we show that we do not need to have respect for what others think as long as someone can be happy. Although this sounds nice, I think it is a distorted way of saying that you need to do anything you can to be happy, regardless of who you offend. I think Americas view of the pursuit of happiness is just am illusion for capitalism to work properly. People need to have respect for others before using the excuse that one is trying to pursue happiness. Todays problem with flag burning is an example of why people need to respect laws and not use the excuse that one is free to do anything. The American flag is a symbol for what the country stands for. Even more so, it is a form of property that Americans can have but ultimately we must treat it with respect by rules of our constitution. It is like any federal building or property belonging to the United States; we cannot destroy or harm it in any way. So by law we should not be allowed to burn the American flag, just like no one is allowed to burn down a federal building. The respect that people have for the flag has diminished in recent years anyway. We see forms of the flag used as bikinis and displayed across advertisements. Seeing it used this way only hurts how we view the symbol of our freedom. By burning this symbol, one only sees how important our freedom is. We need to preserve what little values we have in a flag and use it to express what we love about freedom. By celebrating our freedom, I think we need to join together, not distance ourselves as individuals. Many people in other countries are not as fortunate as we are to have the fr...