1st amendment? What's that? Burn the flag, go to jail says Trump

[2MuchMark]

Donald Trump: Burn the flag, go to jail - CNNPolitics.com

Donald J. Trump ✔ @realDonaldTrump
Nobody should be allowed to burn the American flag - if they do, there must be consequences - perhaps loss of citizenship or year in jail!

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[slapass]

He is trying to rally the troops. His recent twitter rants are getting old so he threw out a tried and true.

[Barry-xlovecam]

Send them to the CAMPS!

✔ Bump the Trump 2016

[beerptrol]

Have to keep the Trump sheeple happy and distracted

[Bladewire]

All media should do a permanent blackout on reporting Trumps tweets, he's trolling them and they lick it up like a bathroom floor crack crumb to a crackwhore, it's pathetic.

[BlackCrayon]

trumps handlers need to change his twitter password.

[mineistaken]

Libbies are mad at such patriotism/nationalism

[Bladewire]

Libbies are mad at such patriotism/nationalism

Where does it end?

[brassmonkey]

i would love to burn that wig he has on his head. comb over bullshit wig

[Barry-xlovecam]

i would love to burn that wig he has on his head. comb over bullshit wig

Now. now ... That wig is probably natural hair and would smell like dead rats if you burned it

[tical]

he's great at trolling, isn't he?

[celandina]

Donald Trump: Burn the flag, go to jail - CNNPolitics.com




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Burning flag is no different then burning a synagogue,mosque, baptist church or spray swastikas on them.... This has noting to do with the 1st amendment.

[Paul Markham]

The 1st Amendment is to protect those who say something you don't want to hear.

[EddyTheDog]

I thought it already illegal...

[Bladewire]

Burning flag is no different then burning a synagogue,mosque, baptist church or spray swastikas on them.... This has noting to do with the 1st amendment.

The fact is the supreme court disagrees with your opinion.

Texas v. Johnson, 491 U.S. 397 (1989), was a decision by the Supreme Court of the United States that invalidated prohibitions on desecrating the American flag enforced in 48 of the 50 states.

[Barry-xlovecam]

https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-...bill/1911/text

Hillary Clinton was a real POS but Trump stunk worse.

This is not the America we fought in the streets for 45 years ago. I don't think this will end well.

[beerptrol]

I thought it already illegal...

Trump is just stirring up his sheeple to keep them from focusing on other things, like him not keeping his promises

[Steve Rupe]

Desecration/burning of the flag used to be a crime until the Federal Supreme Court ruled that it was protected political speech. A decision I consider to be ridiculous.

[Bladewire]

https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-...bill/1911/text

Hillary Clinton was a real POS but Trump stunk worse.

This is not the America we fought in the streets for 45 years ago. I don't think this will end well.

That was right after 911 and she was a Senator in New York

[Grapesoda]

Donald Trump: Burn the flag, go to jail - CNNPolitics.com




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I agree

[Bladewire]

Desecration/burning of the flag used to be a crime until the Federal Supreme Court ruled that it was protected political speech. A decision I consider to be ridiculous.

The irony of you posting on a porn board about restricting free speech

[slapass]

Libbies are mad at such patriotism/nationalism

I think this is why he did it. He knew it would create tlk and then they quit talking about what a shit storm he is.

[Barry-xlovecam]

There are a lot of countries where if you criticize the government they put you in a prison and torture you to death

Try sayin' "Ayatollah Kiss My Assholah!" in The Islamic Republic of Iran ...

[Robbie]

It's a dumb thing to tweet.
And even dumber when Sen. Hillary Clinton co-sponsored it in 2005
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_P...on_Act_of_2005

[Steve Rupe]

The irony of you posting on a porn board about restricting free speech

I consider it to be ridiculous for "anyone" to consider the destruction of property to have anything to do with "speech".

[Rochard]

I believe in Freedom Of Speech, but just like everything thing else there are restrictions and limitations.

For example, we have Freedom Of Speech but you cannot yell "fire" in a plane or in a movie theater. You also cannot slander someone. You also cannot express your right to Freedom Of Speech on my front lawn at 3am while playing a trumpet.

At the very same time, a statue of Jesus made of dog shit is not Freedom Of Speech.

Burning the flag is not Freedom Of Speech. It's more like arson. Freedom Of Speech is your right to say something without fear of persecution and doesn't give you the right to masturbate in a public library.

[cocksucker mcgee]

you're mom

[brassmonkey]

Now. now ... That wig is probably natural hair and would smell like dead rats if you burned it

and plastic scalp trump speaks without facts! wait till he dips in the war side

[trevesty]

Desecration/burning of the flag used to be a crime until the Federal Supreme Court ruled that it was protected political speech. A decision I consider to be ridiculous.

I personally find it ridiculous that others would censure their fellow citizens for some fantasyland jingoistic bullshit, but ya know, whatevs.

[trevesty]

I consider it to be ridiculous for "anyone" to consider the destruction of property to have anything to do with "speech".

Burning a flag owned by my neighbor is 100% destruction of his property and a misdemeanor in most areas.

Burning a piece of cloth with certain patterns on it that I bought at Wal-Mart is me doing whatever the fuck I want with my property.

[Bladewire]

I consider it to be ridiculous for "anyone" to consider the destruction of property to have anything to do with "speech".

I would never burn a flag and the people I've seen that do are douches. If they bought a flag and want to burn it, it's their right, they own it.

[brassmonkey]

put it in the grill b4 burning it.

Currently, flag burning is not illegal in the United States. The Supreme Court of the United States in its decision from 1969 has ruled that the burning of the flag is protected by the First Amendment. However, the person who burnt the flag can be found guilty of a misdemeanor for starting a fire without a permit.

[flashfire]

Libbies are mad at such patriotism/nationalism

forced patriotism isn't patriotism...its a dictatorship

By your logic North Korea is the most patriotic nation on earth

[Jman]

Now that tweet will trigger a lot of flag burning. I feel for you America

[czarina]

lots of arabs will end up in American prisons then...

[Bladewire]

forced patriotism isn't patriotism...its a dictatorship

By your logic North Korea is the most patriotic nation on earth

Excellent point

[brassmonkey]

lots of illegal aliens will end up in American prisons then...

what??

[2MuchMark]

All media should do a permanent blackout on reporting Trumps tweets, he's trolling them and they lick it up like a bathroom floor crack crumb to a crackwhore, it's pathetic.

If only they had thought of that before the election.

Libbies are mad at such patriotism/nationalism

No, we just wonder how you could have elected someone who doesn't understand, or doesn't care, about a fundamental American right.

Trump is just stirring up his sheeple to keep them from focusing on other things, like him not keeping his promises

I doubt he's that smart. And even if he was, is threatening the constitution worth rattling a few cages?

Desecration/burning of the flag used to be a crime until the Federal Supreme Court ruled that it was protected political speech. A decision I consider to be ridiculous.

I see your point but at the same time, and its something I would never do, but at the same time I understand it as a form of expression. You might burn the flag because you hate what your country has become, or burn the flag to indicate that the values of which it was based no longer have meaning. Either way, its a pretty cool / strong form of expression, and if its an expression, its protected under free speech. If it wasn't, the next thing to go might be the the freedom to laugh at Trump.

I agree

Not cool, not safe. Take away the first amendment, 99% of the posts on GFY would be illegal, and you might get arrested.

I consider it to be ridiculous for "anyone" to consider the destruction of property to have anything to do with "speech".

True, but what if its your property? What if you buy a flag for the purpose of burning it?

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At the very same time, a statue of Jesus made of dog shit is not Freedom Of Speech. .

Why?

[Steve Rupe]

If only they had thought of that before the election.




No, we just wonder how you could have elected someone who doesn't understand, or doesn't care, about a fundamental American right.



I doubt he's that smart. And even if he was, is threatening the constitution worth rattling a few cages?




I see your point but at the same time, and its something I would never do, but at the same time I understand it as a form of expression. You might burn the flag because you hate what your country has become, or burn the flag to indicate that the values of which it was based no longer have meaning. Either way, its a pretty cool / strong form of expression, and if its an expression, its protected under free speech. If it wasn't, the next thing to go might be the the freedom to laugh at Trump.




Not cool, not safe. Take away the first amendment, 99% of the posts on GFY would be illegal, and you might get arrested.



True, but what if its your property? What if you buy a flag for the purpose of burning it?




Why?

"Why?" Speech is speech and is not a flag, nor is it a statue.

[astronaut x]

I agree

How ironic

[MiamiBoyz]

I thought it already illegal...

No...that's killing your parents.

[MediaGuy]

Now. now ... That wig is probably natural hair and would smell like dead rats if you burned it

I've never burned a dead rat.

:D

[Bladewire]

"Why?" Speech is speech and is not a flag, nor is it a statue.

It's expression like porn. When they tried making porn illegal, freedom of expression saved us. What country are you from?

[NewNick]

I've never burned a dead rat.

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I would.

I would burn Trump as well.

[Bladewire]

I agree

So you don't support the freedom of expression of porn & flag burning as protected by the first amendment. Strange

I don't believe in animal sacrifice but it's protected by law for a reason.

[Steve Rupe]

It's expression like porn. When they tried making porn illegal, freedom of expression saved us. What country are you from?

The burning of property is not expression it is arson, and has nothing to do with expression or speech. It was one man as in a one man majority that made it legal but does not make it right, in my opinion. To me it is a despicable act.

[BlackCrayon]

its just a piece of cloth. i find it strange that its ok to kill a person who trespasses on someones property, ok to abort a living fetus but burn the flag and you go to jail. makes no sense.

[Steve Rupe]

its just a piece of cloth. i find it strange that its ok to kill a person who trespasses on someones property, ok to abort a living fetus but burn the flag and you go to jail. makes no sense.

That "piece of cloth" is "the" symbol of our country. Hundreds of thousands of Americans have died while serving under that "piece of cloth". That "piece of cloth" is displayed where ever the United States has a presence, on the land, sea, air, and outer space. It is far, far more than just a "piece of cloth". Its value is far more important than the life of a singular person.

[beerptrol]

I find it funny he wants jail time for something the supreme court has ruled is protected free speech, yet he hasn't done any jail time for fraud!

[Steve Rupe]

I find it funny he wants jail time for something the supreme court has ruled is protected free speech, yet he hasn't done any jail time for fraud!

I apparently missed the news report. When was he charged with fraud? More importantly when was he convicted of fraud?