Trump Signs Executive Order (Which Will be Voided by the Courts) Making Burning the Flag a Felony

His EO states that if you burn the flag, you might spend a year in prison.

My Administration will act to restore respect and sanctity to the American Flag and prosecute those who incite violence or otherwise violate our laws while desecrating this symbol of our country, to the fullest extent permissible under any available authority.

I don't like this at all.

The defense being offered is this: The left is sending people to jail for burning "pride" flags or even for burning rubber on a "pride" crosswalk.

That's a good point and good context, but I still don't want speech outlawed. I think many of us flew upside-down flags during Obama and Biden. We are, sadly, keenly aware that the American government can turn savage and tyrannical, and sometimes even we might want to protest that.

Schlichter sums up my feelings:

Kurt Schlichter @KurtSchlichter

It's an unconstitutional EO.

In the context of everything else that's going on right now and considering what the communists have done, on a scale of 1 to 1000 I care about this at about a 2.

Update: This is why you can't assume permanent GOP majorities. As a party gets more confident, it starts dusting off its unpopular policies, checking to see if they'll fly now.

posted by Ace at 04:48 PM

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