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5h17h34d ,

He has no clue what it takes to amend the Constitution.

figaro ,

As an American, if there is a law that says I am not allowed to burn a flag, I will go to the store, buy every flag available, and burn them all.

First amendment = best amendment

finley ,

Who is even burning flags anyway?

Semi_Hemi_Demigod ,
@Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world avatar

The Boy Scouts burn a lot of flags.

Because that’s how you’re supposed to (reverently) dispose of one.

realcaseyrollins OP ,

Pro Palestinians/Hamas supporters do it occasionally, but you make a good point, it doesn’t happen all that often

samus12345 ,
@samus12345@lemmy.world avatar

I’m an Amendment-to-Be,

Yes, an Amendment-to-Be,

And I’m hopin’ that they’ll ratify me.

There’s a lot of flag burners

Who have got too much freedom,

I wanna make it legal

For policemen to beat 'em.

'Cos there’s limits to our liberties,

Least I hope and pray that there are,

‘Cos those liberal freaks go too far.

“Why can’t we just make a law against flag burning?”

“Because that law would be unconstitutional. But if we change the Constitution—”

“Then we could make all sorts of crazy laws!”

"Now you’re catchin’ on!"

https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/simpsons/images/7/76/The_Amendment_Song.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20121210174614

(Turns out you don’t need to change the Constitution, you just have corrupt Supreme Court Justices pull “interpretations” out of their ass.)

HubertManne ,

you pledge allegiance to the flag! Which is made in china!

Dramaking37 ,

This is a good opportunity for compromise. Let’s all agree to burn confederate flags instead.

son_named_bort ,

Simpsons did it, Simpsons did it

Dagwood222 ,

The argument I’ve heard is that The Founding Fathers could have never had any idea that people today would be so terrible.

The Founding Fathers saw statues of the King pulled down and British flags burned.

They knew all about destroying symbols and didn’t put anything about it in the Constitution for a reason.

realcaseyrollins OP ,

I suspect that broadcast and social media has poisoned the people.

Dagwood222 ,

Yup.

tover153 ,

So, as far as I can see, the only Bill of Right Trump hasn’t flat out, explicitly decided he can over turn by presidential decree is the third? Has anyone asked him if it would be okay to quarter troops on the population yet?

BrokenGlepnir ,

I think that actually came up during his presidency to a degree: businessinsider.com/third-amendment-new-relevant-…

njm1314 ,

What is it the late 90s again? We’re being inundated with this bullshit?

jumjummy ,

If we respect the flag so much, then apply the same penalties to those stupid Blue Lives matter flags, the flags with Trump’s ugly face on them, or any of the other MAGA crap that desecrates the flag.

/no, this is not serious, and no, burning a flag should absolutely not be a punishable offense

Beaver ,
@Beaver@lemmy.ca avatar

That’s against free speech

xmunk ,

Yet I would gladly eat a flag myself, had I not used my intestine as a rope to hoist a flag made of my own skin, if it would protect the freedoms of the proud people who salute that flag.

Freedom such as polygamy.

billiam0202 ,

https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/29ef1bf9-37f3-4a06-9191-94cbd10ce11d.gif

cheese_greater ,

It should be jailable offence to desecrate it by branding it with your shitty name in faux-gold and profiting from it when you are a treasonous fuck

KoboldCoterie ,
@KoboldCoterie@pawb.social avatar

The US flag code literally calls for the flag to be burned when it’s no longer fit to display:

The flag, when it is in such condition that it is no longer a fitting emblem for display, should be destroyed in a dignified way, preferably by burning.

Cethin ,

Yes, but ceremoniously is the intent. I’ve done many flag retirements. These flag burnings he’s referring to are as a message, which is totally fine and protected by the constitution, but it isn’t dignified. It’s not supposed to be. It wouldn’t send the same message if it were.

owenfromcanada ,
@owenfromcanada@lemmy.world avatar

First ammendment? Never heard of it.

SpaceNoodle ,

*ammmendment

skulblaka ,
@skulblaka@sh.itjust.works avatar

ammmmendmmenmemt

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