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<blockquote data-quote="worldwide" data-source="post: 1597385" data-attributes="member: 2193"><p>I agree with you that respect should be shown to the flag. While there are laws that prohibit certain acts, enforcing those laws are another matter. </p><p></p><p>From <a href="http://www.usflag.org" target="_blank">www.usflag.org</a>:</p><p></p><p>US "Flag Code." "This code is the guide for all handling and display of the Stars and Stripes. <strong>It does not impose penalties</strong> for misuse of the United States Flag. That is left to the states and to the federal government for the District of Columbia. Each state has its own flag law.</p><p></p><p>Criminal penalties for certain acts of desecration to the flag were contained in Title 18 of the United States Code prior to 1989. The Supreme Court decision in Texas v. Johnson; June 21, 1989, held the statute unconstitutional. This statute was amended when the Flag Protection Act of 1989 (Oct. 28, 1989) imposed a fine and/or up to I year in prison for knowingly mutilating, defacing, physically defiling, maintaining on the floor or trampling upon any flag of the United States. The Flag Protection Act of 1989 was struck down by the Supreme Court decision, United States vs. Eichman, decided on June 11, 1990."</p><p></p><p>Basically, an individual's First Amendment rights outweigh the government's interest in preserving the flag.</p><p></p><p>Hypocrites exist in all political parties, whether conservative or liberal.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="worldwide, post: 1597385, member: 2193"] I agree with you that respect should be shown to the flag. While there are laws that prohibit certain acts, enforcing those laws are another matter. From [URL='http://www.usflag.org']www.usflag.org[/URL]: US "Flag Code." "This code is the guide for all handling and display of the Stars and Stripes. [B]It does not impose penalties[/B] for misuse of the United States Flag. That is left to the states and to the federal government for the District of Columbia. Each state has its own flag law. Criminal penalties for certain acts of desecration to the flag were contained in Title 18 of the United States Code prior to 1989. The Supreme Court decision in Texas v. Johnson; June 21, 1989, held the statute unconstitutional. This statute was amended when the Flag Protection Act of 1989 (Oct. 28, 1989) imposed a fine and/or up to I year in prison for knowingly mutilating, defacing, physically defiling, maintaining on the floor or trampling upon any flag of the United States. The Flag Protection Act of 1989 was struck down by the Supreme Court decision, United States vs. Eichman, decided on June 11, 1990." Basically, an individual's First Amendment rights outweigh the government's interest in preserving the flag. Hypocrites exist in all political parties, whether conservative or liberal. [/QUOTE]
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