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Those who burn the flag are despicable human beings, however passing any law to protect the flag would set a dangerous precedent. Burning someone else's flag is the same as intentionally damaging another's property and is already covered by law. It is difficult to imagine that any demonstration in this country where the flag might be burned would take place without inciteful speech. If violence ensues, then that is covered as well.

In my opinion, passing such a law would smack of the same manner of thinking that got us hate crime legislation. Anything that is a "hate crime" is also "just" a crime and was already covered by existing law.

Besides, I don't want my right to burn a Qur'an subjected to any law that I'm the sure the Islamists would try to get through the minute a law against burning the flag was passed. I can't burn my neighbor's Qur'an, but I sure as heck have the right to burn mine.