@ISIDEWITHQuestionsDomestic Policy8yrs ago

Should it be illegal to burn our national flag?

Should it be illegal to burn the Russian flag?

Flag desecration is any act that is carried out with the intention of damaging or destroying a national flag in public. This is commonly done in an effort to make a political statement against a nation or its policies. Some nations have acts that ban flag desecration while others have laws that protect the right to destroy a flag as a part of free speech. Some of these laws distinguish between a national flag and those of other countries.

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6%
Yes
94%
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5%
Yes
91%
No
1%
Yes, and it should be illegal to burn any nation’s flag
2%
No, I don’t respect anyone who does but they should have the right to do so
1%
No, it’s just a piece of cloth that doesn’t represent what it should
0%
No, this is a violation of free speech

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 @9BYPSJFfrom Pennsylvania  answered…2yrs2Y

Yes, and make it illegal to burn the Soviet flag

 @998XM3Lfrom Pennsylvania  answered…2yrs2Y

Maybe, depending on motive.

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