the author must be living under a rock the last 2 weeks to make such a statement believing it still to be true.
you have no freedom when your livelihood, lifetime earnings, and property can be stolen from you under the guise of govt at the behest of the most deviant members living in our society. for the mere non-act of defiance to bow to the homo agenda, the govt will attack you.
these might have been the principals under which America was formed... but as the principals the founders were looking to separate themselves from.
These colors dont run.
borrow phrase trying to invoke patriotism. sorry, it doesn't fit. the colors have faded to the point of being unrecognizable.
rejecting federal imperialism is what prompted this flag. as the flag burners support its ban to forget history and distract the people, it seems even more relevant today.