[steve-b]

On the other hand if I saw someone defiling the flag...I would risk arrest for battery and attempt to knock the offender senseless.

That's another reason this whole "amendment" foolishness is without merit. We already have the necessary legal doctrine for the problem -- jury nullification.

[timm22]

On the other hand if I saw someone defiling the flag...I would risk arrest for battery and attempt to knock the offender senseless...

We already have the necessary legal doctrine for the problem -- jury nullification.

Are either of you suggesting that violence is an appropriate response to flag burning?