“If you burn a flag, you get one year in jail, no early exits, no nothing,“ Trump declared during the Oval Office signing ceremony on Monday.
The US Constitution’s First Amendment explicitly protects individual free speech rights, including flag desecration according to a 1989 Supreme Court ruling.
Trump’s order further instructs the attorney general to refer flag desecration cases to state or local authorities while prohibiting visas and naturalization for offenders.
These include threatening colleges over pro-Palestinian protests, attempting to deport foreign protesters, and implementing restrictive immigration rules.
“Desecrating (the U.S. flag) is uniquely offensive and provocative. It is a statement of contempt, hostility, and violence against our Nation,“ the order states.
The administration argues that Supreme Court First Amendment rulings don’t protect actions likely to incite “imminent lawless action” or constitute “fighting words.” – Reuters
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