A question about flag-burning

[benlehman]

Hey.

So, apparently, we're having another go at the flag-burning law.

This is sort of puzzling to me. I was always under the impression that the proper rules of respect for the American flag required, among other things, burning it if it ever was soiled (including touching the ground, right?) How does proper disposal of Old Glory fit into the new law? If my flag touches the ground, how can I dispose of it properly and legally?

Of course, proper flag display rules also rule out bumper stickers and flags that just hang out in front of your house day and night, so maybe actual respect for the symbol of the republic has gone the way of the dodo, anyway.

Comments

[evilmagnus]

Indeed. You have hit the mother-lode.

But this isn't about the Flag Rules. This is about a bunch of dickheads in Congress having a bit of Bread & Circus for their plebes.

Now, if they just codified the Flag rules into law, with appropriate criminal punishments, I could get behind that. But you try telling an average person that their bumper-sticker of old glory is illegal.

[benlehman.livejournal.com]

Interestingly, if the present flag rules were codified into law, it would be possible to arrest a lot of used car salesman and SUV drivers, but no one who burned it in protest. Burning in protest isn't even mentioned at all.

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--Ben

[evilmagnus]

Why do you hate America so much?


... and that's why I think this flag-burning thing is so fucking retarded. Those who favor the law clearly know nothing (or care nothing for) about the actual Flag Code.