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Apparently alien flags on American soil are protected by the part
of the same ruling written in invisible ink.

You just reminded me of that event when someone messed with
a United Nations flag in San Diego.
I can't recall the outcome, but messing with the UN flag was
apparently a big deal to the local police (or their bosses).

Gad, it's probably been a dozen years since that happened.

[300winmag]

I can't recall the outcome, but messing with the UN flag was apparently a big deal to the local police (or their bosses).

The state of Michigan has "UN day" once a year, where they fly the UN flag in Lansing. There are always lots of protesters. The state police warn them that it's okay to burn an American flag, but they'll be busted if they touch the UN flag.

As I always suspected, the "symbolic speech" argument in the flag-burning ruling only applies to the American flag. All other alien flags are protected by American laws.

And I like using the word "alien" because it does sound sinister. My grandparents were immigrants. They came here to stay, and live by the rules. They weren't aliens here to live as parasites off of the host.