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SPIN-OFF: Could a person go to jail for burning an American flag in their yard?
Posted on 7/3/14 at 2:28 pm
Posted on 7/3/14 at 2:28 pm
Is it illegal or is it just frowned upon?
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Posted on 7/3/14 at 2:30 pm to sorantable
Depending on state and local ordinances possibly. Not that it's a flag or anything, just that you're burning something
Posted on 7/3/14 at 2:31 pm to sorantable
No. The Supreme Court has said that it is protected by the First Amendment.
Posted on 7/3/14 at 2:32 pm to sorantable
Freedom of expression.
Only questionable action is burning something in a residential area.
Only questionable action is burning something in a residential area.
This post was edited on 7/3/14 at 2:32 pm
Posted on 7/3/14 at 2:32 pm to CatFan81
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The Supreme Court has said that it is protected by the First Amendment.
This
Posted on 7/3/14 at 2:32 pm to sorantable
Posted on 7/3/14 at 2:37 pm to sorantable
I'll try it tonight and let you know.
Posted on 7/3/14 at 2:37 pm to sorantable
Texas v. Johnson says no
Posted on 7/3/14 at 3:20 pm to sorantable
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Is it illegal or is it just frowned upon?
Depends.....are you playing Lee Greenwood's "Proud to be an American" backwards while you do it? If so, death penalty.
Posted on 7/3/14 at 3:23 pm to AUCatfish
Playing that shite forwards is worse. Crime against humanity.
Posted on 7/3/14 at 3:24 pm to sorantable
Not illegal just trashy. Glad to live in a country where our dissenters are allowed.
Posted on 7/3/14 at 3:24 pm to sorantable
When hunger strikes are fashion
And freedom is routine
All the streets in Cleveland are named for Martin Luther King
You will see me at the protest
But you'll notice that i drag
I burn my father's flag
And freedom is routine
All the streets in Cleveland are named for Martin Luther King
You will see me at the protest
But you'll notice that i drag
I burn my father's flag
This post was edited on 7/3/14 at 3:25 pm
Posted on 7/3/14 at 3:26 pm to Wanderin Reb
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Playing that shite forwards is worse.
I bet there is backmasking on it that says.."I really hate America, I just sing this to make money"
Posted on 7/3/14 at 3:27 pm to Sleeping Tiger
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All the streets in Cleveland are named for Martin Luther King
No, just one.
Posted on 7/3/14 at 3:28 pm to AUCatfish
Posted on 7/3/14 at 3:34 pm to CatFan81
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No. The Supreme Court has said that it is protected by the First Amendment.
But what if the flag was being worn by Lee Greenwood while he sang "God Bless the USA"?
Posted on 7/3/14 at 3:50 pm to TreyAnastasio
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No, just one.
It's metaphorical, broman
Posted on 7/3/14 at 3:51 pm to LittleJerrySeinfield
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But what if the flag was being worn by Lee Greenwood while he sang "God Bless the USA"?
I am not favor in flag burning, but you make a convincing argument.
Posted on 7/3/14 at 4:47 pm to Sleeping Tiger
Oh, thanks for clearing that up
Posted on 7/3/14 at 4:56 pm to LittleJerrySeinfield
quote:Protected speech
But what if the flag was being worn by Lee Greenwood while he sang "God Bless the USA"?
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