Burning the American flag could be banned with new executive order, NELA reacts

MONROE, La. (KTVE/KARD) — President Trump recently signed an executive order to prosecute anyone who burns an American flag. Those who burn a flag would be punished by one year in jail, no more and no less.

Personally I do not like when people burn the flag because I just think it stands for everything that our heroes have fought for to protect but I do also feel like that is an absolute first amendment right even though I cant stand it I do feel like its a protected right under the first amendment.

Laura Hassell, Monroe resident

Trump says burning the us flag “incites riots at levels we’ve never seen before”, others say it’s their first amendment right.

I think it is an infringement upon my rights at the end of the day I have the right to do what I want although we do have state laws that govern us that were governed by at the end of the day if I don’t like the state flags just as much as I don’t like the president before or after I have the right to express myself the way that I feel.

Michael James, Monroe resident

The order has not been signed into law yet.

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