Yes, if I were king, I would not allow people to go about burning the American flag. However, we have a First Amendment, which says that the right of free speech shall not be abridged—and it is addressed in particular to speech critical of the government. That was the main kind of speech that tyrants would seek to suppress.
—The late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia in a 2012 interview, making it crystal clear why the First Amendment protects burning the American flag. His comments are uniquely relevant since President Donald Trump recently singed an Executive Order purporting to outlaw burning the American flag — just like a tyrant would do.
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