"Not meaning any disrespect, I have always felt that if there was a time for me to burn a flag, it would be when some clown passed a law saying I can't."
That's worth a big ole bump.
Around 15 years ago, Louisiana passed a law that didn't ban flag burning per se, but made it legal to beat the living hell out of the scumbag who did burn Old Glory. Sadly, it was struck down in the courts.