I am not in favor of burning the flag. Rick Monday should be hailed for what he did. I am a patriot. Someone just implied that I was a jihadist. ROTFLMAO!
However, I am opposed to more government. That's the only thing that would come of the flag burning issue.
You, as a patriotic American citizen, could be charged with assault and battery for trying to save the flag.
That hardly seems like a decision that lessened the power of government.