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TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, State of Arkansas, Office of the Governor letterhead, July 12, 1989. Letter to Ben F. Evers on the Supreme Court's decision regarding the burning of the American flag. In part: "Thank you for your letter regarding your concern about the threat of a local man to burn our flag. I, too, was deeply alarmed with the recent United States Supreme Court decision regarding the burning of our flag. I have initiated a new flag education program for our children which will be coordinated through our State Department of Veterans Affairs, and endorsed by the American Legion of Arkansas, the Veterans of Foreign Wars, the Vietnam Veterans, and the Disabled American Veterans. I am pleased that this matter has resolved itself, at least for the present time. We can now begin to put together an appropriate legal response to this incredible Supreme Court decision which will inspire and insure respect for our flag and what it stands for, while protecting our First Amendment rights." In fine condition. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope.
Clinton refers to the case of Texas vs. Johnson, 491 U. S. 397 (1989), in which the Supreme Court held that Gregory Johnson's prior conviction for flag desecration was unconstitutional as it was expressive conduct, protected by the Constitution and the 1st Amendment. Under Clinton's Presidency, Congress tried on several occasions, but was unsuccessful in each instance, in passing legislation making flag burning a crime.
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