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'We'll Make It Constitutional': The FELON Again Calls For Jail Time For Burning American Flag (Original Post) MagaSmash Aug 27 OP
While the TangerineTraitor uses the United States Constitution for his personal toilet paper. magicarpet Aug 27 #1
How about sexual assault of a flag ... marble falls Aug 27 #2
There's already a law PJMcK Aug 27 #3
You see plcdude Aug 27 #4

PJMcK

(22,883 posts)
3. There's already a law
Tue Aug 27, 2024, 08:50 AM
Aug 27

The U.S. Flag Code:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Flag_Code

Hey, Trump! There’s one problem with your idea. The Supreme Court already ruled that burning a U.S. flag was protected free speech under the First Amendment.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_v._Johnson

Hey, Trump! Here’s a fun fact! When she was a Senator, Hilary Clinton co-sponsored a bill that would have called for a one year prison term for burning a U.S. flag.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_Protection_Act_of_2005

(It didn’t pass Congress.)

plcdude

(5,321 posts)
4. You see
Tue Aug 27, 2024, 09:50 AM
Aug 27

that is how ignorant he is. You can't make something constitutional either it is or it isn't. What a buffoon

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