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Should it be illegal to burn our national flag?

Should it be illegal to burn the American flag?

In 2006, the U.S. Senate rejected a Constitutional Amendment which would have allowed Congress to pass legislation prohibiting the burning or desecration of the U.S. flag. The Flag Protection Act of 2005 was introduced by Senators Bob Bennett (R-Utah), Hillary Clinton (D-NY), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Mark Pryor (D-ARK) and Thomas Carper (D-Del). The Act proposed a punishment of up to one year in jail and a fine of no more than $100,000.

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 @74X4KK3Republican from Georgia  answered…2yrs2Y

No, however, it should be illegal to burn in protest the Constitution and Bible which protects our rights and tells us where our rights come from (that includes freedom of conscience).

 @AdamHatcherLibertarian from West Virginia  answered…4yrs4Y

Yes, if it’s tarnished and old

 @8TF35TL from Idaho  answered…4yrs4Y

No, but prepare for a firing line.

 @8SXJW8FLibertarian from California  answered…4yrs4Y

If using the "N-word" is hate speech, and banned, then burning the flag is 1000x worse.

 @8SW953KRepublican from Pennsylvania  answered…4yrs4Y

Yea it is arson

 @8S2PMYV from Texas  answered…4yrs4Y

No, but no protection if they’re attacked while burning a flag

 @8RYDY7L from Tennessee  answered…4yrs4Y

yes, but make it a fine of 5.00

 @8FNCN9H from Florida  answered…5yrs5Y

No, this is the proper way to dispose of flags that are too worn for service.

  @TruthHurts101 from Washington  answered…2yrs2Y

Yes, but only at the local and State level. At the federal level, it would be unconstitutional.

 @3RTRQGHLibertariananswered…5yrs5Y

Not as long as the flag being burned is owned by the person burning it.

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