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To: SamAdams76

18 U.S. Code § 700 - Desecration of the flag of the United States; penalties. Whoever knowingly mutilates, defaces, physically defiles, burns, maintains on the floor or ground, or tramples upon any flag of the United States shall be fined under this title or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both.


10 posted on 11/29/2016 5:49:32 AM PST by DBrow
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To: DBrow

For the past several decades, our illustrious congress and SCOTUS has made it illegal to enforce that law. It might cramp some rabble rouser’s right to “free speech”.


40 posted on 11/29/2016 6:04:59 AM PST by Tucker39 (Welcome to America! Now speak English; and keep to the right....In driving, in theolog and politics.)
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To: DBrow

Charles CW Cooke brought up the burning flag case in his tribute

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0FiMW4oVW8

I really want a man like Scalia on the court. I agree with everything Cooke says in that video


104 posted on 11/29/2016 7:18:37 AM PST by RummyChick (Trump Train Hobo TM Rummychick. Example - Ryan Romney Kasich. Quit trying to Jump on the Train)
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To: DBrow
18 U.S. Code § 700 - Desecration of the flag of the United States; penalties. Whoever knowingly mutilates, defaces, physically defiles, burns, maintains on the floor or ground, or tramples upon any flag of the United States shall be fined under this title or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both.

I'm sure that the DOJ went after Ayers...

117 posted on 11/29/2016 7:53:33 AM PST by rjsimmon (The Tree of Liberty Thirsts)
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