Trump Says He Wants To Punish Flag Burning With A Year In Prison



When you are down in the polls, didn't sell out your first rally in a deep red state... and also feel like you gotta prove to people you can drink water with one hand -- some times you need something to cheer you up...and what better way to do that than to bring up the tired old flag burning debate again?

"We ought to come up with legislation that if you burn the American flag, you go to jail for one year. One year,” Trump said, claiming that he’s “a big believer in freedom of speech,” but calling flag burning “desecration -- earlier this month Trump asked the Supreme Court to reconsider its Texas v. Johnson ruling, saying “We have a different court and I think that it's time that we review that again. Because when I see flags being burned — they wanted to crawl up flag poles in Washington and try and burn flags but we stopped them."


I wonder what does he think one should get for burning the Confederate flag...the death penalty??
View attachment 354056
I like the idea that if you want to burn your flag, go pay the costs for that flag and burn it, it is your waste of money. Now if you are a welfare puke and buy a flag with my money then i get to kick your fucking ass for wasting my money and you dont get anymore of my money. If i am flying my flag and you dare try to burn, my flag, then i get to spend about $1.00 worth of ammo and put you six feet under, and i will bury you with my flag.. That is fair...

"then i get to spend about $1.00 worth of ammo and put you six feet under, and i will bury you with my flag.. That is fair..."

because property is MORE Precious than a human life?

because a flag is more important than a human life?

because the flag is PRECIOUS than the human life that flag is supposed to represent?

or just because you enjoy killing people any excuse will do?
I am a veteran of this country who fought against Communism to keep this country free. If you dare try to assault me or my Flag, then yes, my property is much more important than some scum of the earth who wants to destroy what i fought for. I have yet to kill anyone in this country, but if the time comes, i wont hesitate. Many more veterans also feel the same way. When you defund the police and there is nothing to stop US, who will you call when the Grim Reaper comes for you?
So, are you threatening to kill me? I'm an American, and I have been all my life. Is a piece of cloth worth more than my life to you?
This guy who is an example of the education of the public colleges, wants to show US that he is willing and able to burn the US flag that so many soldiers have died for. Then he, being a typical liberal, then hides behind his American citizenship, just like a Muslim would, then stab you in the back if they ever get the majority. I know your type, if you dare come onto my property and want to do harm to it, i wont use a 9mm, but 12 gauge is more to your liking. All over a piece of cloth.

If you let a liberal steal from you, he will be emboldened to do worse. That is the liberal way.

I'm not a liberal, come from a military and would never burn the US flag but your post is cringe-worthy for several reasons.

Freedom of speech isn't to discuss the weather, it's there so we can say and do controversial things that might trigger somebody else. So while I personally think that burning the flag is immoral, I also think somebody should have the right to do so. If you're triggered by that (and clearly you are), stop being a snow flake and get over it.

The Internet badass routine is getting old. Wow you have a 12 gauge you must be so tough. As I type that my 12 gauge (double barrel which I use buck shots for) is a few feet from me...but I realize that's completely irrelevant to this conversation at hand and is now more than beating my own chest trying to show everybody (and by everybody I mean random internet strangers most of whom I'll never be within 100 miles of in real life and none of whom I'll ever run into) just how big of a badass I am.

For the record I think that public colleges and universities need to be reformed, but that's a lazy conclusion to strictly blame them for the actions of liberals...what about personal accountability on their end? On your end?

In short: you're doing more harm to your cause than good. You'll never "win" a single thing or get far in life by threatening people with your guns...it comes across as childish and pathetic, regardless if you've served in the military or not. Serving in our military is a great thing to do-but it doesn't give you more of a say in society and doesn't grant you special authority or really make you special at all when you're out. People serve their country to serve their country-not to use it as a bragging point or to have more of a say in society when they're out. At least ideally they do.
Wasted words.....

Doubt he even reads them all without randomly shooting at things in his basement....

He makes these threats not because he wants you to feel threatened -- he makes these threats because he is already threatened......but what he is threatened by can't be stopped by a gun......unless he turns it on himself and pulls the trigger.....

He is a sad sad little man
 
Yeah, most of us would, but he, just as we know, it is legal.
Most of us would what?

Do you remember what your post said?
"Most of us would, but he, just as we know, it is legal."

Decipher that word gibberish

Who is us, who is he

He would be the subject of your post.
Are you okay?
So back to your word vomit of a sentence...

"Most of us would, but he..."

Are you claiming that the guy you worship would be against making flag burning illegal -- on the same post where I quoted him asking the Supreme Court to reconsider its ruling -- and on the same post where I quoted him asking Republican lawmakers to draft legislation to make flag burning illegal??

Wasn't my sentence -
I am simply trying to Translate the other poster's English to Hood Rat for you.

I worship no one, not part of my family.

The poster clearly stated -

President Trump in a perfect world would like a jail term for people who do this,
Most decent people would agree.
President Trump and we know that it is illegal , and there is no perfect world.
 


When you are down in the polls, didn't sell out your first rally in a deep red state... and also feel like you gotta prove to people you can drink water with one hand -- some times you need something to cheer you up...and what better way to do that than to bring up the tired old flag burning debate again?

"We ought to come up with legislation that if you burn the American flag, you go to jail for one year. One year,” Trump said, claiming that he’s “a big believer in freedom of speech,” but calling flag burning “desecration -- earlier this month Trump asked the Supreme Court to reconsider its Texas v. Johnson ruling, saying “We have a different court and I think that it's time that we review that again. Because when I see flags being burned — they wanted to crawl up flag poles in Washington and try and burn flags but we stopped them."


I wonder what does he think one should get for burning the Confederate flag...the death penalty??
View attachment 354056
I like the idea that if you want to burn your flag, go pay the costs for that flag and burn it, it is your waste of money. Now if you are a welfare puke and buy a flag with my money then i get to kick your fucking ass for wasting my money and you dont get anymore of my money. If i am flying my flag and you dare try to burn, my flag, then i get to spend about $1.00 worth of ammo and put you six feet under, and i will bury you with my flag.. That is fair...

"then i get to spend about $1.00 worth of ammo and put you six feet under, and i will bury you with my flag.. That is fair..."

because property is MORE Precious than a human life?

because a flag is more important than a human life?

because the flag is PRECIOUS than the human life that flag is supposed to represent?

or just because you enjoy killing people any excuse will do?
I am a veteran of this country who fought against Communism to keep this country free. If you dare try to assault me or my Flag, then yes, my property is much more important than some scum of the earth who wants to destroy what i fought for. I have yet to kill anyone in this country, but if the time comes, i wont hesitate. Many more veterans also feel the same way. When you defund the police and there is nothing to stop US, who will you call when the Grim Reaper comes for you?
So, are you threatening to kill me? I'm an American, and I have been all my life. Is a piece of cloth worth more than my life to you?
This guy who is an example of the education of the public colleges, wants to show US that he is willing and able to burn the US flag that so many soldiers have died for. Then he, being a typical liberal, then hides behind his American citizenship, just like a Muslim would, then stab you in the back if they ever get the majority. I know your type, if you dare come onto my property and want to do harm to it, i wont use a 9mm, but 12 gauge is more to your liking. All over a piece of cloth.

If you let a liberal steal from you, he will be emboldened to do worse. That is the liberal way.

I'm not a liberal, come from a military and would never burn the US flag but your post is cringe-worthy for several reasons.

Freedom of speech isn't to discuss the weather, it's there so we can say and do controversial things that might trigger somebody else. So while I personally think that burning the flag is immoral, I also think somebody should have the right to do so. If you're triggered by that (and clearly you are), stop being a snow flake and get over it.

The Internet badass routine is getting old. Wow you have a 12 gauge you must be so tough. As I type that my 12 gauge (double barrel which I use buck shots for) is a few feet from me...but I realize that's completely irrelevant to this conversation at hand and is now more than beating my own chest trying to show everybody (and by everybody I mean random internet strangers most of whom I'll never be within 100 miles of in real life and none of whom I'll ever run into) just how big of a badass I am.

For the record I think that public colleges and universities need to be reformed, but that's a lazy conclusion to strictly blame them for the actions of liberals...what about personal accountability on their end? On your end?

In short: you're doing more harm to your cause than good. You'll never "win" a single thing or get far in life by threatening people with your guns...it comes across as childish and pathetic, regardless if you've served in the military or not. Serving in our military is a great thing to do-but it doesn't give you more of a say in society and doesn't grant you special authority or really make you special at all when you're out. People serve their country to serve their country-not to use it as a bragging point or to have more of a say in society when they're out. At least ideally they do.
Wasted words.....

Doubt he even reads them all without randomly shooting at things in his basement....

He makes these threats not because he wants you to feel threatened -- he makes these threats because he is already threatened......but what he is threatened by can't be stopped by a gun......unless he turns it on himself and pulls the trigger.....

He is a sad sad little man
Yeah, threatened, how many blacks died in Chicago just last weekend, because liberals dont give a rats ass about Black Lives unless it is white on black? No problem, business as usual. Threatened. A white old lady minding her own business walks down the street in NYC and a typical black thug knocks her over, no problem business as usual. When that business as usual ends up near me, i wont fucking hesitate. Dont believe me come down to St Augustine. Try some shit. I dont knock over as easy as a little old lady...Cowards are you sitting there doing nothing but blame others for the crimes your side commits. Day of reckoning is coming...
 
It was an offhand comment. There is no effort by the White House or members of Congress to create such a law. Besides, the Supreme Court ruled years ago that disrespect for the Flag was covered under the 1st Amendment free speech clause.

What did it say about burning Pride flags ?

So, burning your countries flag = love and free speech
burning a gay pride flag = hate

Like they said, the SCOTUS is one of the strongest Anti-American government entities.

Ah, yeah.....it's over America. Buh bye now

We had a good run.
Had a Republic longer than Franklin probably thought that we would.
 


When you are down in the polls, didn't sell out your first rally in a deep red state... and also feel like you gotta prove to people you can drink water with one hand -- some times you need something to cheer you up...and what better way to do that than to bring up the tired old flag burning debate again?

"We ought to come up with legislation that if you burn the American flag, you go to jail for one year. One year,” Trump said, claiming that he’s “a big believer in freedom of speech,” but calling flag burning “desecration -- earlier this month Trump asked the Supreme Court to reconsider its Texas v. Johnson ruling, saying “We have a different court and I think that it's time that we review that again. Because when I see flags being burned — they wanted to crawl up flag poles in Washington and try and burn flags but we stopped them."


I wonder what does he think one should get for burning the Confederate flag...the death penalty??
View attachment 354056
I like the idea that if you want to burn your flag, go pay the costs for that flag and burn it, it is your waste of money. Now if you are a welfare puke and buy a flag with my money then i get to kick your fucking ass for wasting my money and you dont get anymore of my money. If i am flying my flag and you dare try to burn, my flag, then i get to spend about $1.00 worth of ammo and put you six feet under, and i will bury you with my flag.. That is fair...

"then i get to spend about $1.00 worth of ammo and put you six feet under, and i will bury you with my flag.. That is fair..."

because property is MORE Precious than a human life?

because a flag is more important than a human life?

because the flag is PRECIOUS than the human life that flag is supposed to represent?

or just because you enjoy killing people any excuse will do?
I am a veteran of this country who fought against Communism to keep this country free. If you dare try to assault me or my Flag, then yes, my property is much more important than some scum of the earth who wants to destroy what i fought for. I have yet to kill anyone in this country, but if the time comes, i wont hesitate. Many more veterans also feel the same way. When you defund the police and there is nothing to stop US, who will you call when the Grim Reaper comes for you?
So, are you threatening to kill me? I'm an American, and I have been all my life. Is a piece of cloth worth more than my life to you?
This guy who is an example of the education of the public colleges, wants to show US that he is willing and able to burn the US flag that so many soldiers have died for. Then he, being a typical liberal, then hides behind his American citizenship, just like a Muslim would, then stab you in the back if they ever get the majority. I know your type, if you dare come onto my property and want to do harm to it, i wont use a 9mm, but 12 gauge is more to your liking. All over a piece of cloth.

If you let a liberal steal from you, he will be emboldened to do worse. That is the liberal way.


you are just an ignorant violent piece of shit
 
Yeah, most of us would, but he, just as we know, it is legal.
Most of us would what?

Do you remember what your post said?
"Most of us would, but he, just as we know, it is legal."

Decipher that word gibberish

Who is us, who is he

He would be the subject of your post.
Are you okay?
So back to your word vomit of a sentence...

"Most of us would, but he..."

Are you claiming that the guy you worship would be against making flag burning illegal -- on the same post where I quoted him asking the Supreme Court to reconsider its ruling -- and on the same post where I quoted him asking Republican lawmakers to draft legislation to make flag burning illegal??
Honey, he never asked them to reconsider. He said he would support a law change someone offered as an amendment.
 


When you are down in the polls, didn't sell out your first rally in a deep red state... and also feel like you gotta prove to people you can drink water with one hand -- some times you need something to cheer you up...and what better way to do that than to bring up the tired old flag burning debate again?

"We ought to come up with legislation that if you burn the American flag, you go to jail for one year. One year,” Trump said, claiming that he’s “a big believer in freedom of speech,” but calling flag burning “desecration -- earlier this month Trump asked the Supreme Court to reconsider its Texas v. Johnson ruling, saying “We have a different court and I think that it's time that we review that again. Because when I see flags being burned — they wanted to crawl up flag poles in Washington and try and burn flags but we stopped them."


I wonder what does he think one should get for burning the Confederate flag...the death penalty??
View attachment 354056
Yup, keep burning US flags at your rallies.
At least it shows who you people are.
 
The ends of the spectrum just love their selective authoritarianism. They just love blatantly cherry-picking their support for freedom of expression.

Peas in a pod.

View attachment 354371



The theory is attributed to French philosopher and writer Jean-Pierre Faye. Proponents of the theory point to a number of similarities between the far-left and the far-right, including their supposed propensity to gravitate to authoritarianism or totalitarianism.

Horseshoe theory - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Horseshoe_theory



and apparently the extremists are quick to leap to the OTHER extremist side!


it is easier for a left winger to become a right winger (and vice versa) than for a rational person to join either.


After fascists/hitler took control of germany in the 1930s millions of communists became fascists practically over night!
 
The ends of the spectrum just love their selective authoritarianism. They just love blatantly cherry-picking their support for freedom of expression.

Peas in a pod.

View attachment 354371



The theory is attributed to French philosopher and writer Jean-Pierre Faye. Proponents of the theory point to a number of similarities between the far-left and the far-right, including their supposed propensity to gravitate to authoritarianism or totalitarianism.
Horseshoe theory - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Horseshoe_theory



and apparently the extremists are quick to leap to the OTHER extremist side!


it is easier for a left winger to become a right winger (and vice versa) than for a rational person to join either.


After fascists/hitler took control of germany in the 1930s millions of communists became fascists practically over night!
Among the many qualities and behaviors shared by the ends of the spectrum is authoritarianism, the need for control.

I do wonder if they know how similar they can be to those they hate, and what they think about that.
 
Trump supporters just hate the First Amenndment when it offends their delicate feelings.

Yeah us and our dang cancel culture

WAIT!

You have the right to say something stupid. People have the right to respond. It's really simple.


Is it?

It is. What part of that are you confused about?

Not confused , concerned that you may not know what cancel culture is
 
Trump supporters just hate the First Amenndment when it offends their delicate feelings.

Yeah us and our dang cancel culture

WAIT!

You have the right to say something stupid. People have the right to respond. It's really simple.


Is it?

It is. What part of that are you confused about?

Not confused , concerned that you may not know what cancel culture is

Pretty sure I do and answered appropriately.

If you have an argument, go ahead and make it.
 
Just have the same punishment for burning an American flag as there is for burning a pride flag.


exactly!

NONE!

there is no constitutionally allowed punishment for burning ANYTHING you own.

if, however, you STEAL someone elses property (a pride flag, an American flag, the traitors confederate flag) then you have committed actual crimes!
 
Just have the same punishment for burning an American flag as there is for burning a pride flag.

Burning either flag is protected by the first amendment. Of course the 1st begins, Congress shall make no law...", and it's possible you could begin a movement in your community to petition your elected county officials to pass such code to make the Pride Flag burning legal, and the Stars and Bars desecration to be outlawed. Such hypocrisy isn't beyond your purview.
States and local governments are required to abide by the Constitution's 14th Amendment.
 

Forum List

Back
Top