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Background

[ThinkDifferent]

"At that point, we would be pleased to join with Sen. Bennett in crafting a law that will return a right that the Supreme Court has taken from us," Brady said.

Ah yes, the right to throw people in prison for expressing unpopular views.

[johnny r]

Sorry to be crass, but I find it much more important to protect the Bill of Rights than to protect a piece of cloth.

[lilylangtree]

The American flag is the best symbol in this world. However, islamics (and remember the 60s war protestors like draft dodger clintoon) will burn the flag thinking they'll hurt Americans with that desecration.

[sageb1]

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.

[Paradox]

Proof again that Democracy is a flawed idea.