[AUTHORITARIANISM] "Trump mandates flag burners face prosecution in one of biggest challenges to the First Amendment in decades"

[NoRain :( 🗕 🗗 🗙]

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-flag-burning-executive-order-b2813625.html

More national guard deployment, and more unconstitutional actions

[Boblin the Goblin]

Read the Executive Order.

It states to charge them if they commit a crime or incite violence with the flag burning(something already illegal).

It's just political theater.

[Vox]

Imagine going to prison because your home caught fire and the flag got burnt too lmao.

[Electric Cupcake]

#simpsonsdidit

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSANTRnEBgg

Not an EO, but it's unconsitutional either way.

[Electric Cupcake]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVSNL-3Ru7M

[EASY PETE]

I figured it was already illegal and they just turned a blind eye to protected groups

[NoRain :( 🗕 🗗 🗙]

Originally posted by Boblin the Goblin:

Read the Executive Order.

It states to charge them if they commit a crime or incite violence with the flag burning(something already illegal).

It's just political theater.

Read the article

During an Oval Office signing ceremony, White House Staff Secretary Will Scharf told Trump that the order “charges your department of justice with investigating instances of flag burning” and orders prosecutors to pursue cases “where prosecution wouldn't fall afoul of the First Amendment.”

But moments later, Trump said the order would have the effect of criminalizing flag burning despite Supreme Court precedent and claimed the penalty would be a year of incarceration.

“You burn a flag, you get one year in jail. You don't get 10 years. You don't get one month. You get one year in jail. And it goes on your record, and you will see flag burning stopping immediately,” he said.

[Boblin the Goblin]

Originally posted by NoRain :( 🗕 🗗 🗙:

Originally posted by Boblin the Goblin:

Read the Executive Order.

It states to charge them if they commit a crime or incite violence with the flag burning(something already illegal).

It's just political theater.

Read the article

During an Oval Office signing ceremony, White House Staff Secretary Will Scharf told Trump that the order “charges your department of justice with investigating instances of flag burning” and orders prosecutors to pursue cases “where prosecution wouldn't fall afoul of the First Amendment.”

But moments later, Trump said the order would have the effect of criminalizing flag burning despite Supreme Court precedent and claimed the penalty would be a year of incarceration.

“You burn a flag, you get one year in jail. You don't get 10 years. You don't get one month. You get one year in jail. And it goes on your record, and you will see flag burning stopping immediately,” he said.

Doesn't matter what he said. The Executive Order is what is looked at for prosecution.

[Boblin the Goblin]

Originally posted by Christian:

Im for it. Burn it and get sent abroad. That'd be my choice. Somewhere in the south pacific would do.

Yes we get it, free speech isn't welcome to some.

[Electric Cupcake]

Funny how the ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ who make the biggest fuss about kneeling for the flag tend to be the ones who improperly use it for "wearing apparel, bedding, or drapery"

[Darth Triggerus ☯]

Oh no the folks who think burning the Pride flag is hate-speech and should be a crime don't think the US flag should get equal treatment.

[NoRain :( 🗕 🗗 🗙]

Originally posted by Darth Triggerus ☯:

Oh no the folks who think burning the Pride flag is hate-speech and should be a crime don't think the US flag should get equal treatment.

Classic whataboutisms from the resident jesters

Because you protest one thing does not automatically mean you support another; if you'd like to advocate for more unconstitutional violations on freedom of speech, that's your business, but you'd be doing a disservice to everyone with your garbage opinions

[Christian]

Originally posted by NoRain :( 🗕 🗗 🗙:

Originally posted by Darth Triggerus ☯:

Oh no the folks who think burning the Pride flag is hate-speech and should be a crime don't think the US flag should get equal treatment.

Classic whataboutisms from the resident jesters

Because you protest one thing does not automatically mean you support another; if you'd like to advocate for more unconstitutional violations on freedom of speech, that's your business, but you'd be doing a disservice to everyone with garbage opinions like those

I thought it was a pretty good point of view.

[Electric Cupcake]

The outrage over pride flag burnings was the perpetrators didn't own the flags.

They were vandalizing other people's property.

[blacksunchaos]

I've burnt six pride flags this year already.

[Boblin the Goblin]

Originally posted by Electric Cupcake:

The outrage over pride flag burnings was the perpetrators didn't own the flags.

They were vandalizing other people's property.

Don't let that pesky stuff get in the way of a good narrative.