Out of curiosity, what is everyone’s opinions on flag-burning? Should it be legal? Or illegal?
The way I see it, it should be a legal as a right of free-expression. My logic for this is as follows:
A flag is by proxy, representative of the country in all its aspects.
Flags are regularly burned (according to the flag code) after they are worn and made dirty, so as to show respect for the country, by not letting “the country” remain dirty.
Flag burning in protest runs along similar lines, except in t he opposite direction.
Flags are burned in protest of the political or unethical “dirt” present on a country’s ideals.
By burning the flag, they show that they want to change the flag as it/the country is dirty and should be cleansed and made good again. In this aspect, it seems practically respectful.
While flag burning cannot necessarily be concieved as peaceful, I can see logic for it, and I believe it should thus be legal.
Well, a US flag is the property of it’s owner. An owner should be allowed to burn his own property if he chooses. I don’t see why the fact that it’s a flag should have anything to do with it. As long as you’re not burning anyone else’s flag without their consent, it should be fine.
Free speach (as long as it’s your flag), no matter what the reason for burning it. You could be Nazi puke scum burning the flag just to piss on it, and you shouldn’t be arrested.
Despite what a bunch of hair-brained old timey senators will tell you, nobody ever died for the freaking flag.
oh, it was unintentional I guess… darn, too much to hope for I guess, Leon with a sense of humor. Well, you could say that most things that get burned should really be recycled instead of polluting the air, but people will still burn them. Also, I don’t see how this thread could cause flaming snicker snicker other than that of flags.
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If you don’t really think about it or anything, Its just burning your own property (If its your flag) and you should be able to burn your own property if you want, As longs its safe and humane, But if you were to buy a flag you really should just buy a pirate flag, They are sooooooooo much better than most!
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However, you nutty fascist right-wing control freaks SHOULD be fired out of a cannon into the sun. With a bunch of flags. So the flags will burn around you as you fly into the sun. And burn.
i actually think everyone in america (except for some iditos) believes that flag burning is ok, since it is a form of protest against this country if you feel for some reason this country is wrong.
"There’s a lot of flag burners, who have got too much freedom;
I want to make it legal for policemen to beat 'em;
Cuz there’s limits to our liberty;
At least I hope and pray that there are;
Those liberal freaks go too far!
Why don’t you just make a law against flag burning?
Because that law would be unconstitutional.
But if you change the constitution, you could make up all sorts of crazy laws!