Donald Trump tweeted the following:
Nobody should be allowed to burn the American flag – if they do, there must be consequences – perhaps loss of citizenship or year in jail!
The mainstream media are in a tizzy. "Doesn't Trump realize that the First Amendment of the Constitution protects flag-burning?" In 1989, in Texas v. Johnson, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that the First Amendment of the Constitution protects flag-burning. Four of the nine justices, including liberal icon John Paul Stevens, dissented. The question is far from closed. Just as the Supreme Court may one day overrule Roe v. Wade (1973), and just as it overruled Bowers v. Hardwick (1986), it may one day overrule Texas v. Johnson (1989). I read Trump as saying two things: first, that the Supreme Court was wrong (as a legal matter) to interpret the Constitution so that it protects flag-burning; and second, that he will appoint justices who will overrule Texas v. Johnson. There is nothing radical or even unusual in what he tweeted.
Addendum: Anyone who thinks that Kid Rock is desecrating the flag needs a dictionary.
Addendum 2: Charles Krauthammer just conflated (1) 'x is unconstitutional' and (2) 'x has been ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court'. By that logic, the Court could never overrule itself without acting unconstitutionally! What a moron. Krauthammer is a medical doctor with no legal credentials. He literally doesn't know what he's talking about.
Addendum 3: Hillary Clinton supported a ban on flag-burning. This will make leftist heads explode.
