One May Have The Right But That Doesn't Always Make One Right.

    As a person who has always loved American History and enjoys studying the Constitution I understand quite well that the first amendment  guarantee's every American the right of freedom of speech and various means of personal expression. I will confess however sometimes I wish our Constitution was not so fair and generous.

    Recently in a town called Chaplin South Carolina, Scott Compton,  a teacher who taught at Chaplin High School, told students in at least three classes that the American flag was only a symbol made of colors and cloth but in his opinion the American flag really didn't mean anything.He then proceeded to take the American flag and stomp all over it over and over again.According to the Supreme Court. Mr. Compton, has the right to do this in fact he can even burn the US flag if he so chooses because the way  the Supreme Court has interpreted the Constitution burning and I suppose even stomping on the American Flag is part of Mr. Compton's protected free speech and freedom of expression.Mr Compton, believes that the American Flag is a symbol that means nothing. I wonder if Francis Scott Key felt that way as he was writing The Star Spangled Banner during one of the hardest fought battles of the American Revolution? I wonder if my Dad felt that way as he was serving in the Navy during World War Two? I wonder if the veterans who served in Vietnam, or Iraq or Afghanistan, and came back missing an arm or a leg or an eye or maybe had   their whole face nearly blown off and those who  never came back at all. I wonder if these brave men and women would say that the American flag really doesn't mean anything? Some how, I just don't think so.

    Mr Compton, said that the cross for Christians was only a symbol and there are those who would suggest that it rally doesn't mean that much either and to be sure the Christian, cross has seen it's share of abuse and disrespect.One may recall in 1989 The National Endowment of the Arts, an agency of the federal government allowed an artist named  Andres  Serrano, to display his so called work of art which bore the title of Piss Christ, again this was what he entitled his so called artistic masterpiece that involved  series of photographs one of which depicted the silhouette of a crucified Christ soaked  in human urine. Critics argued again that this was an example of protected free speech and artistic expression.What Mr Compton, and those who feel as he does about both the flag and the Christian cross fail to realize is when one defames the flag or the cross they defame themselves for both symbols represent the fact that God created life and all life is precious therefore, many  brave men and women have died so Mr. Compton, and Mr Serrano could abuse the flag and the Christian cross as they saw fit after all such activities  are considered protected free speech and they are thus just exercising the individual freedom of expression. Still, there are times, I confess, I wish it were not so and yet, perhaps one should not be so hard on Mr.Compton, or Mr. Serrano. There are those and Obama, is a prime example who stomp all over the US Constitution. Obama took an oath to protect and defend the Constitution of the United States but Obama, often chooses to do neither. What Obama chooses to do is at best abuse and at worst totally ignore  the Constitution. When Obama, or anyone, chooses to do that in a sense isn't that just like stomping or spitting or God forbid, urinating all over the Constitution? I believe it is and to me that's taking one's freedom of expression a bit too far therefore that is why I conclude by saying that one may have the right to to something but that does not always mean one is right to do it. As always, my friends, these thoughts remain, just, some words, to think on.