Quote Originally Posted by arwcuw
I think the flag is a symbol, nothing more. Taking it a bit further, I think it's little more than a colorful piece of fabric. I don't think there should be a law against burning a piece of fabric it at all. It brings up the question: if you're in the wilderness, and it's freezing cold, and your fire is dying, and you have an American flag that would give you a few minutes more of heat, should you be arrested for adding it to the fire?

Of course, I think it's pretty damn stupid for an American to burn an American flag for political reasons. If you must burn something, burn a symbol of the thing you're protesting, not a symbol of the thing that's given you the freedom to burn things. Actually, I think the pyros ought to find less poluting ways to get attention.

...Which is why it almost never happens. Flag burning is a very rare event... yet it has become a rallying point for the ultra-conservatists. What they are trying to do is win the easy points and get the ball rolling... to eliminate dissent.