The Supreme Court has repeatedly ruled that burning the American flag is protected free speech under the First Amendment. But I have no faith that this Supreme Court would maintain that precedent. www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
The Supreme Court has repeatedly ruled that burning the American flag is protected free speech under the First Amendment. But I have no faith that this Supreme Court would maintain that precedent. www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
It's infuriating, because compared to some other First Amendment issues, this seems like one of the most objective cases of protected speech possible. It's a political statement, and the arguments against it are entirely "it's offensive".