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Originally Posted by vienna
As usual, CW, you have your "facts" wrong: burning the US Flag, in protest is not a US crime and the SCOTUS has ruled on the matter and affirms the 1st Amendment protections afforded to such protest; i an not a fan of falg burning, but it is not a crime...
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This is the U.S code. Individual States have enforced it. The Supreme Court was sharply divided in it's decisions in flag burning being protected speech.
18 U.S. Code § 700 - Desecration of the flag of the United States; penalties
(1) Whoever knowingly mutilates, defaces, physically defiles,
burns, maintains on the floor or ground, or tramples upon any
flag of the United States shall be fined under this title or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both.
(2) This subsection does not prohibit any conduct consisting of the disposal of a flag when it has become worn or soiled.
(b) As used in this section, the term “
flag of the United States” means any
flag of the United States, or any part thereof, made of any substance, of any size, in a form that is commonly displayed.
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/700
https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?...edition=prelim
If you think Flag burning is protected other than provided in numeral 2 , try burning our Flag in front of Law Enforcement and see what happens, Pal.
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Originally Posted by u crank
So getting enough votes to win reelection against Harris/Biden says what about Harris/Biden? If someone as bad as Trump could could win reelection then just how bad were they? The Democrats' choice of candidates has been, since Obama departed the scene sad indeed. The result, Trump 2.0. Buckle up the fun has just begun.
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You have it right, Marcel.