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fromwww.mediaite.com
1 day ago

Trump Brags We Took the Freedom of Speech Away' With Plan to Imprison Flag Burners Supreme Court Rejected in 1989

We took the freedom of speech away because that's been through the courts, and the courts said you have freedom of speech but what has happened is when you burn a flag, it agitates and irritates crowds never seen anything like it, on both sides and you end up with riots. So we're going on that basis. We're looking at it from, not from the freedom of speech, which I always felt strongly about, but never passed the courts.
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fromwww.esquire.com
1 month ago

Burning the Flag Is Protected Speech. Don't Let Trump Tell You Otherwise.

Flag desecration is a deeply offensive act tied to incitement, intimidation, and potential unprotected speech when likely to cause imminent lawless action.
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