A man set fire to a U.S. flag across the street from the White House to protest a new executive order by President Trump, which challenges a 1989 Supreme Court ruling that says burning the flag as a form of protest is a First Amendment right. https://wapo.st/4lKyXp8
One vet out of how many millions? One active duty airman immolated himself to protest genociding Palestine and Biden responded by sending ever more bombs to drop on starving people in tents. This country is gone.
Another person whose first amendment rights were violated. Hope he sues.
I told a Marine friend once, many years ago, that I proudly fly the US flag almost every day and praised Rick Monday. I told him if some fools break the constitution and make it illegal to burn a flag in protest, then I probably WOULD burn a flag. I can’t believe this is happening.
An Executive Order is a Memo. Nothing more. It is not law. It directs Fed Agencies to work within the laws and regulations that have been passed by Congress. As a once respected news outlet, you should make this important distinction, not give Trump powers he does not have.
He is slowly destroying the constitution and what it stands for!
Then we destroy him
It is a first amendment right. Many decisions have said so. The only thing you can’t do to a flag is ban it.
It doesn't "challenge" the court ruling, it VIOLATES it. Because the Court doesn't do suggestions, it does laws. He violated the law. Say the fucking words.
The world’s supply of fucking crazy pills must’ve dropped over the Washington Post building and gotten into the water supply because it is insane and completely unconscionable that they are framing this story in the way that they are.
Billionaire agenda at work in real time.
Stop stifling your journalists, they are the only ones doing real reporting!
Trump burns the flag and the constitution every day.
SCOTUS, POTUS, DOJ, AG, DoD, Senate GOP, Speaker, House GOP, and their minions are all playing fast and loose Calvinball with the U.S. Constitution, the Bill of Rights, the Rule of Law, the separation of powers, our international reputation and the honor of our country! SAD! #ProtectTheConstitution🇺🇸
Trump’s EO violates established law. It doesn’t “challenge a 1989 SCOTUS ruling.” WAPO, the real headline here is: “Trump pretends executive orders are equal to legislation, and violates a 1989 SCOTUS decision by arresting protestor.” Obviously, the flag burner should’ve never been arrested.
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then a man went to jail!!!! thank u President Trump!!
You should be put in a Gulag
Then he was released 4 hours later and charged with lighting a fire in the park 🤣. Trump fails again 🤭
This should be happening every day
Making a symbol beyond reproach is a good way of making it more of a target. Hence the burning here. Trump still has 80s brain.
Gotta hate those damned ole court rulings
I don't see the virtue of burning your flag. Redesigning it, yes. So, a suggestion: those 13 states of the stripes are twice represented in the flag, so, instead, convert the stripes to a spectrum of (skin) colours that represents the diversity of the population. Evolve, move on, affirm diversity.
Figure out why we do it then rejoin the conversation.
I'm not sure I understand the point of your comment but I get the condescending tone. What do you know of what I do and don't know?
Jack - unfortunately trump threw diversity in the trash can. We’ll fish it out after we preserve democracy and the constitution. That’s the focus.
And good luck to you.
We’ll need more than luck.
We'll need a lot more than luck.
Thanks but I was already well aware. Why assume otherwise? But burn whatever you like, so what. In the UK (I'm in Normandy) the Union Jack has been weaponised as a symbol of exclusion, and my flag is conceived as a symbol of inclusion. The suggestion for your flag is along the same lines.
Rather than wasting your time smugly educating the educated, spend more time helping to put your country straight so that it no longer fucks up the rest of the world, and, in particular, no longer interferes in the politics of Europe and the UK. Good to see we are both ChatGPT fans.
In an intelligent time line, it would be illegal to wear one of those stupid fucking things.
"Ordered a ban." As if that's somehow a thing. JFC, will you people *ever* learn?
Burn it and piss on the ashes it's a symbol of imperialism
So one could Jan 6 an officer with the flag and be pardoned- just don’t burn it?
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Trump is a criminal who was unanimously convicted by a New York State jury of bribery and procedural fraud. The only reason he hasn't been arrested is because he was elected president of the United States. The most dangerous criminal in the US is in the White House.
Absolutely! I said this before, but I’ll say it again. I’ve been in both Chicago and DC recently. There was no insurrection, no rebellion, no riot and I saw no crime. The only time I felt unsafe was being near the White House or the justice department.
If he got the flag from Amazon, you need to encourage this. If your daddy (TACO) doesn't like it, you need to discourage this. This must be hard for you.
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