If flag burning is made illegal, then on the bright side, flag burning in protest will hold more meaning. People who burn flags after the passing of this amendment will be sacrificing their freedom (going to jail, I would imagine) to protest their loss of freedom. I've always thought that protesting without any personal risk has little value. People remember the illegal civil disobedience of MLK Jr, Rosa Parks and Ghandi, but noone remembers the names of the protesters that wave a sign and make a lot of noise on a street corner. This amendment will do more for the signifigance of flag burning than the politicians probably imagine. It'll make it actually mean something. As it stands now, flag burning is an impact-neutered publicity stunt.
