In Minnesota tonight, President Trump said he will make burning the American Flag a crime with 1 year in jail as the minimum sentence. As much as I like President Trump, this is wrong, and goes against the principles upon which our Republic was established.
Freedom of speech is not limited to only those we agree with, and we need to support the right of those we may not agree with to exercise that right. Our Rights are sacred. They were conferred upon us by our Creator, and those Rights are unalienable.
The Constitution is not just a word, nor is it an idea. It is literally the source of limited powers granted to the federal government, including the Executive Branch. It is the contract that binds government to those specific limited powers, and nothing more. What President Trump is proposing is no different than what Biden and Harris are doing when they decide one of our Rights is a fair target for their agenda.
I will be honest, I have never looked at our flag with the same zeal as I see many of my friends hold it in. I love what our flag symbolizes, but I do not idolize it. So many hold it so sacred that it seems to be a form of worship.
Instead, I hold the principles upon which our Republic was established with reverence. Our Creator inspired the establishment of These United States, and the principles it was founded upon are sacred. They are literally pulled directly from the teachings of our Savior and really should be what we hold dear, not a piece of cloth, no matter how much it holds symbolism for so many Americans. If someone burns our flag, it is sad and upsetting, but it doesn't harm me, nor anyone else. If, however, someone in government tramples the Constitution and betrays their oath, it causes actual harm. Just look at the J6 hostages, and many others that government has targeted.
I hope and pray that President Trump realizes that he is going too far with the Flag Burning Law he wants to put in place. if not, it leads to a slippery slope of what else he will want to do for our own good. That is what we already have been opposing in Obama, Clinton, Biden, and now Harris.
Burning a flag is not freedom of speech. You are not speaking when you're burning a flag.
But what you are doing is insulting all the men who died creating that flag.
Absoulutly and it’s a form of violence and is dangerous as well ,, freedom of SPEECH .. I 100 percent support . Destruction and violence .. NO , lock them the fk up period ! My opinion of course . That’s freedom of speech!
As a vet i disagree. Freedoms of expression are important. Ability to peacefuully peotest is paramount. As long as you arent causing damage to other people's flags or lighting up a public building, i should be able to burn any flag inwant as protest as long as it is done safely. I fought for the right of people to protest a tyrannical government.
I'm a veteran too and if I saw somebody in person burning an American flag I would be extremely angry.
I would be angry but support their right to do what i i diisagree with. I cry at the national anthem. I love my country. But we must protect all expressive rights that dont cause harm or destruction of others property. I would support the need for permission to publically burn, for safety, as long as it is guarenteed to be allowed if done safely. But not ok with banning protest types otherwise.
What if someone was to go vandalize all the graves at the Arlington National Cemetery? That's what you're doing by burning the flag.
Vet here as well fren. God help whoever burns this flag in front of me.
There was one day I was assigned color guard duty on the boat. I was to go lower the flag off the fantail on the flight deck. There's catch nets all along the flight deck to prevent somebody from going in the drink. Most of the time the catch nets are full of grease to prevent them from corroding from the salt air. It's always a challenge to get the flag past the catch nets without dragging the flag through the grease on the cables. One day a Lt. Colonel caught me. The flag barely made contact with one of the nets. He ripped me up one side and down the other. I felt very ashamed of myself that day and I will never forget that mistake as long as I live.
Ty for your service and for speaking truth !
so in saying this is it OK for people to spray paint the Liberty Bell or other monuments? it’s not hurting anybody technically, but that’s not the freedom of speech that I think applies to the first amendment. Neither does a flag
it’s illegal to the LGBT flag. So as long as it’s illegal to burn that flag, it should be illegal to burn our countries flag as well. It’s either one way or the other.
Do you own the liberty bell? Bad example. You would have to own the property or other laws apply.