Don’s flag-burning ban: Letters – Latest News
The Issue: A presidential order that seeks to punish burning the American flag with one 12 months in jail.
I’m a Trump supporter, however his government order criminalizing the burning of the flag is just not solely mistaken, it’s a large political mistake (“Split opinions on flag burn,” Aug. 27).
He ought to understand it’s a First Amendment challenge, plain and easy, and simply because he doesn’t prefer it (and neither do I), people should nonetheless have the fitting to do it.
Gary Markman
Beacon Falls, Conn.
I couldn’t imagine how so many people have been offended that President Trump might lock someone up for burning the American flag.
Wake up — you burn our flag, you do the time.
I’m sick of the disrespect proven to our president and our nation.
This is step one in defending a valuable piece of America.
Kate Phelan
Boca Raton, Fla.
There are actually different methods to precise dissatisfaction about points, however burning the American flag mustn’t and should not ever be a strategy to show one’s anger.
As the son of a Korean War veteran, I really feel that the burning of our beloved flag is a gross injustice and insult to each single one that has served and continues to serve within the varied branches of our nation’s armed forces.
John Amato
Fresh Meadow
The penalties Trump is in search of for desecrating the flag right now are completely different than when he and I have been in our 20s, however make no mistake about it: Trump’s government order is one other attempt to stifle free speech.
I agree with the late Justice William Brennan’s feedback in Texas v. Johnson: “If there is a bedrock principle underlying the First Amendment, it is that the Government may not prohibit the expression of an idea simply because society finds the idea itself offensive or disagreeable.”
If solely our present president felt the identical manner.
Denny Freidenrich
Laguna Beach, Calif.
I served within the Navy during the Vietnam War and was proud to have finished so.
The American flag represents my service.
Many of my fellow Americans have served our nation with delight and dedication and have saluted our flag.
Some have died and misplaced limbs.
Anyone who burns the American flag is disgraceful and may go to jail.
Frederick Bedell Jr.
Bellerose
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The Issue: A middle-left assume tank’s memo urging Democrats to stop utilizing woke phrases and phrases.
Democrats are attempting and failing to look centrist with the proposed new tactic of not utilizing a laundry checklist of woke phrases (“Dems’ Woes Only Start With Words,” Editorial, Aug. 25).
This checklist omits one which Democrats use each day: “Threat to democracy.”
Everything Republicans lawfully do is challenged by biased judges as a menace to democracy.
An actual menace to democracy is opening the borders, permitting tens of millions of unvetted into the nation and delivery them to Republican-leaning states.
An actual menace to democracy is counting those that entered the nation illegally within the census.
An actual menace to democracy is the Democrats’ tactic of gerrymandering voting districts.
The solely actual menace to democracy is the Democratic Party.
Walter Goldeski
East Brunswick, NJ
Democrats used all of these obnoxious phrases to rally their followers.
Now they will see that almost all people in America are simply sick and drained of this rhetoric, and so they understand it’s going to value them the midterm elections.
As all the time, they’re so pathetic as a result of they don’t understand that everybody can see by way of their ploy to appear honest and caring.
Vote all of them out.
Jean Cole
Juno Beach, Fla.
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