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return2ozma@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 3 months ago

Trump mandates flag burners face prosecution in one of biggest challenges to the First Amendment in decades

www.independent.co.uk

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Trump mandates flag burners face prosecution in one of biggest challenges to the First Amendment in decades

www.independent.co.uk

return2ozma@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 3 months ago
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Trump to crack down on flag burning despite SCOTUS ruling
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Burning an American flag has been considered protected speech since 1989
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      When asking if Little t knows something, the answer is always “no”.

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    This is the most desecrating thing that can be done to a flag. Molested by Trump.

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      Sexually assaulted by Trump, but he thinks he is allowed to because he is rich.

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        In a rare instance he’s absolutely correct.

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          It’s still disgusting, but maybe he will walk despite the overwhelming evidence of the assault. 😋

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      I’m shocked. The flag seems far too old for him

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    If the flag touches the ground, or becomes torn, I’m pretty sure you’re supposed to burn it.

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      How about if you molest it with your greasy cheeto fingers for a photo op?

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        Then you burn the president

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      Not sure about the US, but what I was taught here in Norway during my time in the army is that the colors are to be separated by cutting the seams so that the individual pieces no longer constitute a flag. Then you burn the individual colors. I imagine separating the colors would be a PITA with a US flag.

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        My son and I were involved with boy scouts for a time. They did separate the colors for retired flags and yes it did take a while.

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          I feel like a paper cutter could be considered valid for disposing of the flag

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    Where the Epstein files at dawg

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      We don’t support burning the flag! We do support raping kids!

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    Burn the Confederate flag instead

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      I am looking forward to the day when all MAGA merch will be burned - it will be as glorious as the burning and destruction of Swastikas and Nazi flags in Germany and Europe in 1945.

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        Why wait? Just make sure they don’t have a camera or a gun they’re itching to use first.

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    Flag code is an advisory for proper handling of the flag. That’s it. Flag code was never meant to supersede the Constitution.

    That he would use executive orders to push such totalitarian things isn’t surprising, but it shouldn’t get far before it’s challenged by the Supreme Court.

    Unless the Court has been bought. Let’s see how this plays out. Weird way to stimulate the economy by getting people to buy flags (made in China) to burn in protest.

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      Pretty sure his “truth” avatar is a violation of the flag code.

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      Yeah that “Daddy’s home!” garbage really spoke to a lot of them. The irony of them not realizing they’re the sub.

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    According to the Flag Code, the proper disposal method is to burn it.

    Every day we get embarrassed as a country by this dipshit in new and profound ways.

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    “In one of the biggest challenges to the First Amendment this week.”

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    "You should get a one-year jail sentence if you do anything to desecrate the American flag,” Trump said in 2024 during an interview on Fox & Friends

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      Desecrate like repainting it black with a single blue line?

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    Free speech in USA my ass.
    Americans that claim they have superior free speech because their media are allowed to lie are idiots.

    You are allowed to lie, it’s the truth that is being oppressed.

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    Sic semper tyrannis

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    Is it still ok to use it to assault cops?

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    I thought I remembered a supreme court decision in the past that ruled specifically in favor of protecting flag burning, not that anything established matters anymore. Yay fucking fascism.

    edit: looked it up and this was indeed a ruling: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_v._Johnson

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