To get this essay going, from the text Texas V. Johnson Majority Opinion, acceptance is shown throughout the reading, but so is discrimination. The very first sentence says “We decline, therefore, to create for the flag an exception to the joust of principles protected by the First Amendment.” (Lines 1-2). This basically is summarized by the fact that they are not going to make an exception, and they do not encourage it or say it was right but they don’t have a criminal offense act towards it. They show discrimination towards the people expressing their concerns by burning the flag at this point. Now ironically, we started off with the first few sentences of the story, and now we’re ending with the last few. “The way to preserve the flag’s special role is not to punish those who feel differently about these matters. It is to persuade them that they are wrong.” (lines 37-39). Here, the