Posted on 11/29/2016 5:43:34 AM PST by SamAdams76
President Elect Donald Trump put out an interesting tweet this morning: "Nobody should be allowed to burn the American flag - if they do, there must be consequences - perhaps loss of citizenship or year in jail!"
Maybe some 4-D chess going on? I also found this, Trump's Tweet coupled with a "Flag Protection Act" bill that none other than Crooked Hillary Clinton introduced to the senate floor in 2005.
Anyway, this should provoke some interesting discussion as well as another meltdown from the Left.
CNN in full meltdown
At least not without a burn permit.
It is so easy for him to tweak these folks and change the narrative for the day. #MAGA #Winning
It is illegal to burn a Mexican flag in the US. You get charged with a Hate Crime.
Isn’t it already illegal?
We have to do SOMETHING for Hillary in appreciation of her many years of public service.
Same should apply if they fail to display the colors on July 4, Memday and Vetday.
18 U.S. Code § 700 - Desecration of the flag of the United States; penalties. Whoever knowingly mutilates, defaces, physically defiles, burns, maintains on the floor or ground, or tramples upon any flag of the United States shall be fined under this title or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both.
The Supreme Court decided in Texas v. Johnson that burning the American flag, no matter how distasteful, is constitutionally protected free speech. The decision was not unanimous. In fact, it was a 5-4 decision and one of those siding with the majority was the late Antonin Scalia.
I think I love him.
I’m with her.
If Trump Tweets that telemarketers “should” be hung, drawn and quartered, he could make it onto the list of “greatest American Presidents, ever”!
If these snowflakes really wanted to protest, they should burn their money....
Because, of course, capitalism is EVILLLL!!!
One can assume that DJT is not going to let her off the hook after her recount shenanigans. He doesn't seem like the kind of guy who forgives twice.
ok so the next SC justice won’t be exactly like Scalia
And I believe Scalia was, as usual, correct in his decision.
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/700#
It is indeed already illegal Federally, with a State caveat.
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