I noticed the word used in the article was "desecration". There is more than one way to desecrate a flag besides burning one. I think ceremonial retiring of a flag would be exempt from such a law, but I don't have the actual text. Still... I've never understood why people who are citizens of the United States (or any country) would want to burn their own country's flag. It's like saying "I hate living in a country that lets me do this." Maybe it's that they hate the government or something, but it still seems rather dumb. Now burning somebody else's flag, on the other hand, I do understand.
Do I think flag burning should be outlawed? That's like saying stupidity should be banned. We all know it won't really accomplish anything. I consider this "feel good" pseudo-patriotic, needless legislation. Let the flag burners burn their flags. After all, you know who the idiots, traitors, and other malcontents are when you let them shoot their mouths off.
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