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As for me, I voted No. Why? Because while I consider people who burn American flags to be a disgrace, I also certainly don't think that it is any of my business to tell them what they can and can't do with their own property.
If you can't burn it, how would you propose disposing of a worn flag? What's worse, some nutjob burning a flag in protest, exercising their right to free speech, or seeing a flag in the garbage/dump/buried?
If you can't burn it, how would you propose disposing of a worn flag? What's worse, some nutjob burning a flag in protest, exercising their right to free speech, or seeing a flag in the garbage/dump/buried?
maybe the OP should clarify. But pretty sure he's referring to when it's done in protest.
As for me, I voted No. Why? Because while I consider people who burn American flags to be a disgrace, I also certainly don't think that it is any of my business to tell them what they can and can't do with their own property.
Anyway, any thoughts on this?
Charges for starting a fire, endangering public safety and surely there has to be several EPA violations torn asunder and worthy of a fine or imprisonment.
Desecrating the flag should be discouraged and burners ostracized by society unless they engage in self immolation.
If you can't burn it, how would you propose disposing of a worn flag? What's worse, some nutjob burning a flag in protest, exercising their right to free speech, or seeing a flag in the garbage/dump/buried?
I voted No but I would like it to be a requirement that if you want to protest something and burn the American flag you first need to step through a line of veterans that have risked their lives for that flag and our country.
If the veterans allow it then go ahead and burn it but don't call the police if you get beat up.
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