Texas Vs. Johnson Argument Analysis

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"Love People for who they are and not for who you want them to be. That's where the disconnection starts." A quote by author Alex Elle. As humans we're constantly judging people because they're not like us. In the selections I've chosen, "What, Of This Goldfish, Would You Wish?" , "Texas Vs. Johnson", " The American Flag Stands For Tolerance" there are many examples of people judging or discriminating people because their opinions or thought are not the same as ours. In the readings that I have gathered, no matter the topic, people are going to disagree and people are going to be mean to each other.
In the text , "Texas Vs. Johnson", judgement is show towards Johnson because of how he chooses to show his disagreement with government policies. "Indeed, Texas' argument that the burning of the American Flag "is an act having a high likelihood to cause a breach of the peace,"[Line(s) 20-21 page 2]. In this sentence I feel that they are saying that Texas is looking down upon Johnson for burning the flag. Though legal, Texas believes what he did was wrong and they take it personally because of how dearly they hold the flag to their hearts. In the part where they say "high likelihood to cause breach of peace" they are …show more content…
"The supreme court was not wrong. Indeed, a decision contrary to the one reached would have been definitive step away from our national aspirations." [Line(s) 22-24] This text evidence brings to light that though the supreme court will not inhibit your right to express how you feel about governmental policies, they feel that if they would have ruled to punish people for burning the flag, it would have lead to an uproar from citizens who believe that burning the flag is not to show disrespect but to show
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