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GravityLord Feb 6

Bill Hicks on Flag Burning

https://peertube.gravitywell.xyz/w/c8VdP9fdth3fKbDSkRA82a

Bill Hicks on Flag Burning

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Scott Tibbs Jan 8

The emotional push to ban flag-burning

http://www.ConservaTibbs.com/p/the-emotional-push-to-ban-flag-burning

Conservatives need to stand for free speech, even speech we despise.

#FlagBurning #FirstAmendment #ThrowbackThursday

The emotional push to ban flag-burning

The purpose of banning flag burning is not to prohibit a type of conduct but a message that many people find offensive.

ConservaTibbs

Techdirt Oct 9

Trump Admits: “We Took The Freedom Of Speech Away”

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.techdirt.com/2025/10/09/trump-admits-we-took-the-freedom-of-speech-away/

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StacesCases2 🇨🇦 📎Oct 10

#DonaldTrump bragged on Wednesday that his administration “took the freedom of speech away” with a one year penalty for “inciting riots” with #flagburning — never mind that the #SupremeCourt of the #UnitedStates CLEARLY ruled on this EXACT issue DECADES ago. www.mediaite.com/politics/tru...

Trump Brags ‘We Took the Freed...

Trump Brags ‘We Took the Freedom of Speech Away’ With Plan to Imprison Flag Burners — Supreme ...

President Donald Trump bragged on Wednesday that his administration "took the freedom of speech away" with a one year penalty for "inciting riots" with flag burning -- never mind that the Supreme Court of the United States clearly ruled on this exact issue decades ago.

Mediaite

Trump & Epstein: Biz partners.Oct 9

#ICYMI, in a rambling answer to reporters (does he do any other kind?) regarding an attempt to make "Flag Burning" illegal, #NaziDon said the quiet part out loud:

“We took the freedom of speech away, because that's been through the courts. And the courts said, ‘You have freedom of speech.’”

He's claiming #FlagBurning incites people to violence.

If someone is incited to commit violence in response to seeing a flag being burned, THAT'S ON THEM! #FirstAmendment
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2025/10/8/2347621/-We-took-the-freedom-of-speech-away-Trump-lets-the-truth-slip?pm_campaign=front_page&pm_source=top_news_slot_9&pm_medium=web

‘We took the freedom of speech away’: Trump lets the truth slip

President Donald Trump detailed his desire to punish people for burning American flags, which the Supreme Court has considered legally protected speech for over 35 years. During what the White ...

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