If I am incorrect, please some one correct me, I remember a number of years back, I read that the United States Governemnt has specific speficiations for the US Flagg, it is so many inches tall, wide ect.
In addition to this, I was reminded by a scholar years ago, that unless a flag or flags or that very specific hieght, width and the exact dementions set by the US Govermnet, that any flagg that does not all withing these speicif dementions is in fact a replica or duplica copy of the actual flag.
Given this, and i neither support those who do burn the flag, nor do i critisie them, I believe if they flag(s) they are burning are the within the ecact size specifications set by the US Gornerment, then what they are burninig is in fact not the flag but rather a copy of it. What needs to be asked is, is is acrime to dystroy, burn ect a copy of the flag as oppsed to the acutaly flag itself based on dementions.
If this is true, we get critisized for burninig, the flag, but do not get crtisized, for wearing shirts that look like the flag, watch bands or as mentioned even doormats that look like the flag
So if there are specific dimentions for an official flagg to be considered an actauly flag and not a copy of it when a flagg is burned, are we burining the flag or a copy and if it is a copy then it seems to me it is not offensive
as we are doing to so to copy of the original and not the original
My other question is, if someone had a COPY of the US Consitution a copy of it, and they torn it, or shredded a COPY of it would that violate federal law, do we condem those who destroy copies or only the original.
Our Men and Woemn in uniform who have fought over the years to protect the freedoms we have and enjoy, it seems to me that one of those freedoms is freedom of speach and expression without fear of arrest or jail, if this is trun, then our people in the military who have fought and dies, have done so to protect ALL our freedoms, among which is burnnig the flag, as per the recent Supremem Court ruling
My intent is NOT to offend anyone readingthis but simply ask a question for thought and make a statement, if we have any former members of the military reading this and you are offended by my words my profound apologies for that, and my heart felt thanks for protecting our rights and freedoms over the years