As Robert Bork points out, the SJC ruling regarding the flag overturned precedent back to the founding fathers. Nobody prior to Griswald would have contended that flag burning was constitutionally protected, no more than sodomy.
This issue should worry all Americans. Are we drifting toward a point where dissent is prohibited by law?
I am not going along with the statists on this issue. A lot of other Americans are quite wary of the implications of this zeal, as well. If you don't mind raising the hackles of a large number of freedom-loving Americans, then by all means continue to try to use the Constitution as a vehicle for the suppression of liberty.
That would set a new precedent as well.