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Constitution? Trump Wants Year in Prison or Loss of Citizenship for Burning Flag (Original Post) rsacamano Nov 2016 OP
Trump is trolling JHan Nov 2016 #1
Either that or hes the tyrant we knew he would be. nt liberalnarb Nov 2016 #2
I think twitter is his troll space JHan Nov 2016 #3
Know what? I'm wrong, completely wrong. It's not trolling. JHan Nov 2016 #4
I want TEN years in prison and loss of citizenship for the Orange Fuhrer for being such a stupid shit! InAbLuEsTaTe Nov 2016 #5
Facebook friend found Molly Ivins IADEMO2004 Nov 2016 #6
And he's keeping the MM marybourg Nov 2016 #7
He's not the first to propose that horrible idea uhnope Nov 2016 #8
What would the racist fascist say if the confederate flag was burned turbinetree Nov 2016 #9

JHan

(10,173 posts)
3. I think twitter is his troll space
Wed Nov 30, 2016, 10:50 AM
Nov 2016

he makes us go after the bright shiny objects.

He may not be entirely self aware of this though, he craves attention. But it ends up working out for him.

JHan

(10,173 posts)
4. Know what? I'm wrong, completely wrong. It's not trolling.
Wed Nov 30, 2016, 10:56 AM
Nov 2016

He is really creating his own reality where truth doesn't matter.

You're right - it is authoritarianism - "tyrant" kicked it in, it is tyrannical and we shouldn't dismiss it as anything but..

marybourg

(12,601 posts)
7. And he's keeping the MM
Wed Nov 30, 2016, 12:15 PM
Nov 2016
and us from discussing his entangling our government in his business affairs. This issue is something we need to focus our activism on.
 

uhnope

(6,419 posts)
8. He's not the first to propose that horrible idea
Wed Nov 30, 2016, 02:09 PM
Nov 2016
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_Protection_Act_of_2005
The Flag Protection Act of 2005 was a proposed United States federal law introduced in the United States Senate at the 109th United States Congress on October 24, 2005, by Senator Bob Bennett (R-Utah) and co-sponsored by Senator Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.).
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The law would have prohibited burning or otherwise destroying and damaging the US flag...
...It called for a punishment of no more than one year in prison and a fine of no more than $100,000;
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