It's a testament to our freedom that we allow unpopular expressions.
If it didn't pass this time- GOP congress, election year, right before the 4th of July -it's never going to pass.
Correct, and nor should it. It would protect a symbol at the cost of cheapening what the symbol stands for.
Arson is not popular...
Bah.
By holding to the principle that enjoyment by citizens of their rights and freedoms must not be to the detriment of the interests of society or the state, or infringe the rights of other citizens, we can still guarantee freedom of speech, of the press, and of assembly, meetings, street processions, and demonstrations without ever having to see our flag desecrated.