7 hours agoTrump orders punitive measures against burning the US flag: Prison for a Year
Periskopi(10 months ago)
(10 months ago)American President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday ordering the judicial system to punish those who burn or desecrate the American flag. If you burn a flag, you will be imprisoned for a year, without the possibility of getting out earlier”, Trump said while signing the order in the Oval Office. [...]
American President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday ordering the judicial system to punish those who burn or desecrate the American flag.
If you burn a flag, you will be imprisoned for a year, without the possibility of getting out earlier”, Trump said while signing the order in the Oval Office.
The order instructs judges to punish people who violate laws to desecrate the flag and file charges to clarify the First Amendment's scope in this matter.
He has also demanded that violators be suspended visas, residence permits, and naturalisation procedures.
The American falmium is a symbol of our national life, which should unite and represent all Americans”, is stated at the order.
“Interference is a very offensive and provocative act. It is a declaration of contempt, hostility and violence against our nation”, said among other things in the document.
Administration Trump has said the Supreme Court of First Amendment ruling does not protect actions like desecration of the American flag.
However, the Supreme Court said in 1989, that the burning, or destruction of the national flag, is protected as the right to free speech. / REL/ Periscopi/
