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PROSECUTING BURNING OF THE AMERICAN FLAG
(www.whitehouse.gov)
"… There's an endless disposition
And it doesn't mean a goddamn thing
There's space for a paper airplane race in the eye of a hurricane
And if pigs could fly then surely so could I
But this pedestrian knows better than to even try
And my divinity is caught between the colors of a butterfly"
All There Is - Bad Religion
It's only an executive order so in this case it surely has zero legal power. But - of course - that won't stop the police and Trump's goons from arresting people burning the flag for other reasons.
"Fuck you, pigs. I'm burning the flag and you can't stop me! First Amendment."
"Yeah we can. You are being arrested for a visual threat towards law enforcement and—."
"What is that shit?"
"And polluting."
"Fuck off. And... Let go of me!"
Despite the plethora of witnesses and all the phones filming the event - the cop obviously pushes himself into her. "Add resisting arrest plus assaulting a federal officer. You're going to jail for years. Fuck you and your First Amendment. That doesn't matter anymore."
They may not be able to officially convict you of anything, but you will definitely be assaulted and arrested. And, assuming that by some miracle they haven’t killed you already, you’re going to languish in a cell for months as mysterious unexplainable paperwork delays keep piling up, until finally the DOJ indicts you on domestic terrorism charges and has your name and face plastered across every government website.
There’s a big media circus and then they drop the charges, but they leave up the flashy indictment announcements. It’s now impossible for you to get a job because every potential employer googled your name and the AI summary told them you’re a notorious domestic terrorist.
On your way to the soup kitchen, a rabid fascist who got your address from LibsofTikTok guns you down to avenge your brutal burning of the flag.
At trial, the jury accepts the defense’s argument that the defendant acted in self-defense. Video of their tears of joy after the not guilty verdict goes viral and chuds across the country celebrate.